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Example Observation/f205 (Turtle)
Raw Turtle (+ also see Turtle/RDF Format Specification)
Real-world patient - estimated gfr
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
@prefix loinc: <https://loinc.org/rdf/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix sct: <http://snomed.info/id/> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
# - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------
[a fhir:Observation ;
fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ;
fhir:id [ fhir:v "f205"] ; #
fhir:identifier ( [
fhir:system [ fhir:v "https://intranet.aumc.nl/labvalues"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:value [ fhir:v "1304-03720-eGFR" ] # Does not exist
] ) ; #
fhir:status [ fhir:v "final"] ; # eGFR was measured on April fourth
fhir:code [
fhir:coding ( [
a loinc:33914-3 ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "33914-3" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Glomerular filtration rate/1.73 sq M.predicted [Volume Rate/Area] in Serum or Plasma by Creatinine-based formula (MDRD)" ]
] ) # Kind of observation = eGFR
] ; #
fhir:subject [
fhir:reference [ fhir:v "Patient/f201" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Roel" ]
] ; #
fhir:issued [ fhir:v "2013-04-04T14:34:00+01:00"^^xsd:dateTime] ; #
fhir:performer ( [
fhir:reference [ fhir:v "Practitioner/f202" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Luigi Maas" ]
] ) ; #
fhir:interpretation ( [
fhir:text [ fhir:v "interpretation of results should be assigned based upon the level of kindey function" ]
] ) ; # no value element since have only component values and unable to interpret results needs clinical interpretation
fhir:note ( [
fhir:text [ fhir:v "GFR estimating equations developed by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study Group and the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI)...." ]
] ) ; #
fhir:method [
fhir:coding ( [
a sct:702668005 ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://snomed.info/sct"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "702668005" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "MDRD" ]
] ) # Method was MDRD
] ; # The observation is complete , No reliability concerns
fhir:component ( [
fhir:code [
fhir:coding ( [
a loinc:48643-1 ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "48643-1" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Glomerular filtration rate/1.73 sq M.predicted among blacks [Volume Rate/Area] in Serum, Plasma or Blood by Creatinine-based formula (MDRD)" ]
] ) # Kind of observation = eGFR for AA
] ;
fhir:value [
a fhir:Quantity ;
fhir:value [ fhir:v "60"^^xsd:decimal ] ; # eGFR=54mL\/min\/1.73m2
fhir:comparator [ fhir:v ">" ] ;
fhir:unit [ fhir:v "mL/min/1.73m2" ] ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "mL/min/{1.73_m2}" ]
] ;
fhir:referenceRange ( [
fhir:low [
fhir:value [ fhir:v "60"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:unit [ fhir:v "mL/min/1.73m2" ] ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "mL/min/{1.73_m2}" ]
] ;
fhir:appliesTo ( [
fhir:text [ fhir:v "non-black/african-american" ]
] ) ;
fhir:age [
fhir:low [
fhir:value [ fhir:v "18"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:unit [ fhir:v "yrs" ] ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "a" ]
]
]
] )
] [
fhir:code [
fhir:coding ( [
a loinc:48642-3 ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "48642-3" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "GFR/BSA pr.non blk SerPlBld MDRD-ArV" ]
] ) # Kind of observation = eGFR for non AA
] ;
fhir:value [
a fhir:Quantity ;
fhir:value [ fhir:v "60"^^xsd:decimal ] ; # eGFR=54mL\/min\/1.73m2
fhir:unit [ fhir:v "mL/min/1.73m2" ] ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "mL/min/{1.73_m2}" ]
] ;
fhir:referenceRange ( [
fhir:low [
fhir:value [ fhir:v "60"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:unit [ fhir:v "mL/min/1.73m2" ] ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "mL/min/{1.73_m2}" ]
] ;
fhir:age [
fhir:low [
fhir:value [ fhir:v "18"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:unit [ fhir:v "yrs" ] ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "a" ]
]
]
] )
] )] . # The MDRD equation does require race (African American or non-African American), which also might not be readily available. For this reason, eGFR values for both African Americans and non-African Americans are reported. so use component elements here
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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.