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Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Standards Status: Informative | Compartments: Device, Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson |
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Example of a 20 minute Apgar score with individual score as components (id = "20minute-apgar-score")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="20minute-apgar-score"/> <!-- Using a contained patient for the purposes of this example Observation. Typically the reference would be to an external resource --><text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative</b> </p> <div> <p> Resource "20minute-apgar-score" </p> </div> <p> <b> status</b> : final</p> <p> <b> category</b> : Survey <span> (<a> Observation Category Codes</a> #survey)</span> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : 20 minute Apgar Score <span> (<a> SNOMED CT</a> #443849008 "Apgar score at 20 minutes")</span> </p> <p> <b> subject</b> : <a> </a> </p> <blockquote> <div> <p> Resource "newborn" </p> </div> <p> <b> identifier</b> : id: 12345</p> <p> <b> active</b> : true</p> <p> <b> name</b> : Peter James Chalmers </p> <p> <b> gender</b> : male</p> <p> <b> birthDate</b> : 2016-05-18</p> </blockquote> <p> <b> effective</b> : 2016-05-18T22:33:22Z</p> <p> <b> performer</b> : <a> Practitioner/example</a> "Adam CAREFUL"</p> <p> <b> value</b> : 10 {score}<span> (Details: UCUM code {score} = '{score}')</span> </p> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Apgar color score <span> (<a> SNOMED CT</a> #249227004)</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : 2. Good color all over <span> (<a> LOINC</a> #LA6724-4 "Good color all over"; apgarcolor#2)</span> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Apgar respiratory effort score <span> (<a> SNOMED CT</a> #249223000 "Apgar heart rate score")</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : 2. At least 100 beats per minute <span> (<a> LOINC</a> #LA6718-6 "At least 100 beats per minute"; apgarheartrate#2)</span> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Apgar response to stimulus score <span> (<a> SNOMED CT</a> #249226008)</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : 2. Grimace and pulling away, cough, or sneeze during suctioning <span> (<a> LOINC</a> #LA6721-0 "Grimace and pulling away, cough, or sneeze during suctioning"; apgarreflexirrit ability#2)</span> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Apgar muscle tone score <span> (<a> SNOMED CT</a> #249225007)</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : 2. Active motion <span> (<a> LOINC</a> #LA6715-2 "Active motion "; apgarmuscletone#2)</span> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Apgar respiratory effort score <span> (<a> SNOMED CT</a> #249224006)</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : 2. Good, strong cry; normal rate and effort of breathing <span> (<a> LOINC</a> #LA6727-7 "Good, strong cry; normal rate and effort of breathing "; apgarrespiratoryeff ort#2)</span> </p> </blockquote> </div> </text> <contained> <Patient> <id value="newborn"/> <!-- MRN assigned by ACME healthcare on --><identifier> <system value="http://acmehealthcare/org/mrns"/> <value value="12345"/> </identifier> <active value="true"/> <!-- Peter James Chalmers --><name> <family value="Chalmers"/> <given value="Peter"/> <given value="James"/> </name> <!-- use FHIR code system for male / female --><gender value="male"/> <birthDate value="2016-05-18"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime"> <valueDateTime value="2016-05-18T10:28:45Z"/> </extension> </birthDate> </Patient> </contained> <status value="final"/> <category> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category"/> <code value="survey"/> <display value="Survey"/> </coding> <text value="Survey"/> </category> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="443849008"/> <display value="Apgar score at 20 minutes"/> </coding> <text value="20 minute Apgar Score"/> </code> <subject> <reference value="#newborn"/> </subject> <effectiveDateTime value="2016-05-18T22:33:22Z"/> <performer> <reference value="Practitioner/example"/> </performer> <valueQuantity> <value value="10"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="{score}"/> </valueQuantity> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="249227004"/> <display value="Apgar color score"/> </coding> <text value="Apgar color score"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <!-- this extension maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary --><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue"> <valueDecimal value="2"/> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="LA6724-4"/> <display value="Good color all over"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://acme.ped/apgarcolor"/> <code value="2"/> </coding> <text value="2. Good color all over"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="249223000"/> <display value="Apgar heart rate score"/> </coding> <text value="Apgar respiratory effort score"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <!-- this extension maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary --><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue"> <valueDecimal value="2"/> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="LA6718-6"/> <display value="At least 100 beats per minute"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://acme.ped/apgarheartrate"/> <code value="2"/> </coding> <text value="2. At least 100 beats per minute"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="249226008"/> <display value="Apgar response to stimulus score"/> </coding> <text value="Apgar response to stimulus score"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <!-- this extension maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary --><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue"> <valueDecimal value="2"/> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="LA6721-0"/> <display value="Grimace and pulling away, cough, or sneeze during suctioning"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://acme.ped/apgarreflexirritability"/> <code value="2"/> </coding> <text value="2. Grimace and pulling away, cough, or sneeze during suctioning"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="249225007"/> <display value="Apgar muscle tone score"/> </coding> <text value="Apgar muscle tone score"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <!-- this extension maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary --><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue"> <valueDecimal value="2"/> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="LA6715-2"/> <display value="Active motion "/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://acme.ped/apgarmuscletone"/> <code value="2"/> </coding> <text value="2. Active motion"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="249224006"/> <display value="Apgar respiratory effort score"/> </coding> <text value="Apgar respiratory effort score"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <!-- this extension maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary --><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue"> <valueDecimal value="2"/> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="LA6727-7"/> <display value="Good, strong cry; normal rate and effort of breathing "/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://acme.ped/apgarrespiratoryeffort"/> <code value="2"/> </coding> <text value="2. Good, strong cry; normal rate and effort of breathing"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> </Observation>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.