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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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An example to demonstrate using the bodyPosition and delta extensions (id = "map-sitting")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="map-sitting"/> <!-- To be used only when the body position in not precoordinated in the observation code. --> <text> <status value="extensions"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative: Observation</b> <a name="map-sitting"> </a> </p> <div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Resource Observation "map-sitting" </p> </div> <p> <b> bodyPosition</b> : Sitting position (finding) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #33586001)</span> </p> <p> <b> delta</b> : Decreased (qualifier value) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #1250004)</span> </p> <p> <b> status</b> : final</p> <p> <b> category</b> : Laboratory <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-observation-category.html">Observation Category Codes</a> #laboratory)</span> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Mean blood pressure <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a> #8478-0)</span> </p> <p> <b> subject</b> : <a href="patient-example.html">Patient/example</a> "Peter CHALMERS"</p> <p> <b> encounter</b> : <a href="encounter-example.html">Encounter/example</a> </p> <p> <b> effective</b> : 2018-04-02T10:30:10+01:00 --> 2018-04-05T10:30:10+01:00</p> <p> <b> issued</b> : 04/04/2018 12:30:10 AM</p> <p> <b> value</b> : 60 mm Hg<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code mm[Hg] = 'mmHg')</span> </p> <p> <b> interpretation</b> : Below low normal <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (v2-0078#L "Low")</span> </p> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-bodyPosition"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="33586001"/> <display value="Sitting position (finding)"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <!-- The qualitative change in the value relative to the previous measurement. Usually only recorded if the change is clinically significant. --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-delta"> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="1250004"/> <display value="Decreased (qualifier value)"/> </coding> </valueCodeableConcept> </extension> <status value="final"/> <category> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category"/> <code value="laboratory"/> <display value="Laboratory"/> </coding> </category> <code> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="8478-0"/> <display value="Mean blood pressure"/> </coding> </code> <subject> <reference value="Patient/example"/> </subject> <encounter> <reference value="Encounter/example"/> </encounter> <effectivePeriod> <start value="2018-04-02T10:30:10+01:00"/> <end value="2018-04-05T10:30:10+01:00"/> </effectivePeriod> <issued value="2018-04-03T15:30:10+01:00"/> <valueQuantity> <value value="60"/> <unit value="mm Hg"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="mm[Hg]"/> </valueQuantity> <interpretation> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0078"/> <code value="L"/> <display value="Low"/> </coding> <text value="Below low normal"/> </interpretation> </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.