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Example Observation/abdo-tender (XML)
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An exam finding using pattern 3 described in the "Using Codes in Observation" Section (id = "abdo-tender")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="abdo-tender"/>
<text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative: Observation</b> <a name="abdo-tender"> </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 "abdo-tender" </p> </div> <p> <b> status</b> : final</p> <p> <b> category</b> : Exam <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/4.0.0/CodeSystem-observation-category.html">Observation Category Codes</a> #exam)</span> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Abdominal tenderness <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #43478001 "Abdominal tenderness (finding)")</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 --> (ongoing)</p> <p> <b> issued</b> : 4 Apr 2018, 12:30:10 am</p> <p> <b> value</b> : true</p> <p> <b> interpretation</b> : Abnormal <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/4.0.0/CodeSystem-v3-ObservationInterpretation.html">ObservationInterpretation</a> #A)</span> </p> </div> </text> <status value="final"/>
<category>
<coding>
<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category"/>
<code value="exam"/>
<display value="Exam"/>
</coding>
</category>
<code>
<coding>
<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
<code value="43478001"/>
<display value="Abdominal tenderness (finding)"/>
</coding>
<text value="Abdominal tenderness"/>
</code>
<subject>
<reference value="Patient/example"/>
</subject>
<encounter>
<reference value="Encounter/example"/>
</encounter>
<effectivePeriod>
<start value="2018-04-02T10:30:10+01:00"/>
</effectivePeriod>
<issued value="2018-04-03T15:30:10+01:00"/>
<valueBoolean value="true"/>
<interpretation>
<coding>
<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation"/>
<code value="A"/>
<display value="Abnormal"/>
</coding>
<text value="Abnormal"/>
</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.