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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 2 minute Apgar score with individual score as components
{
"resourceType": "Observation",
"id": "2minute-apgar-score",
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: 2minute-apgar-score</p><p><b>contained</b>: </p><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>category</b>: Survey <span>(Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category code 'survey' = 'Survey', given as 'Survey'})</span></p><p><b>code</b>: 2 minute Apgar Score <span>(Details : {LOINC code '9273-4' = '2 minute Apgar Score', given as '2 minute Apgar Score'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: id: newborn; 12345; active; Peter James Chalmers ; gender: male; birthDate: 18/05/2016</p><p><b>effective</b>: 18/05/2016 10:33:22 PM</p><p><b>performer</b>: <a>Practitioner/example</a></p><p><b>value</b>: 5 {score}<span> (Details: UCUM code {score} = '{score}')</span></p><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar color score <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '249227004' = 'Apgar color score', given as 'Apgar color score'})</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 1. Good color in body with bluish hands or feet <span>(Details : {LOINC code 'LA6723-6' = 'Good color in body with bluish hands or feet', given as 'Good color in body with bluish hands or feet'}; {http://acme.ped/apgarcolor code '1' = '1)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar respiratory effort score <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '249223000' = 'Apgar heart rate score', given as 'Apgar heart rate score'})</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 1. Fewer than 100 beats per minute <span>(Details : {LOINC code 'LA6720-2' = 'Grimace during suctioning', given as 'Fewer than 100 beats per minute'}; {http://acme.ped/apgarheartrate code '1' = '1)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar response to stimulus score <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '249226008' = 'Apgar response to stimulus score', given as 'Apgar response to stimulus score'})</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 1. Grimace during suctioning <span>(Details : {LOINC code 'LA6721-0' = 'Grimace and pulling away, cough, or sneeze during suctioning', given as 'Grimace during suctioning'}; {http://acme.ped/apgarreflexirritability code '1' = '1)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar muscle tone score <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '249225007' = 'Apgar muscle tone score', given as 'Apgar muscle tone score'})</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 1. Some flexion of arms and legs <span>(Details : {LOINC code 'LA6714-5' = 'Some flexion of arms and legs', given as 'Some flexion of arms and legs'}; {http://acme.ped/apgarmuscletone code '1' = '1)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar respiratory effort score <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '249224006' = 'Apgar respiratory effort score', given as 'Apgar respiratory effort score'})</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 1. Weak cry; may sound like whimpering, slow or irregular breathing <span>(Details : {LOINC code 'LA6726-9' = 'Weak cry; may sound like whimpering, slow or irregular breathing', given as 'Weak cry; may sound like whimpering, slow or irregular breathing'}; {http://acme.ped/apgarrespiratoryeffort code '1' = '1)</span></p></blockquote></div>"
},
"contained": [
{
"resourceType": "Patient",
"id": "newborn",
"identifier": [
{
"system": "http://acmehealthcare/org/mrns",
"value": "12345"
}
],
"active": true,
"name": [
{
"family": "Chalmers",
"given": [
"Peter",
"James"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"birthDate": "2016-05-18",
"_birthDate": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime",
"valueDateTime": "2016-05-18T10:28:45Z"
}
]
}
}
],
"status": "final",
"category": [
{
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
"code": "survey",
"display": "Survey"
}
],
"text": "Survey"
}
],
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "9273-4",
"display": "2 minute Apgar Score"
}
],
"text": "2 minute Apgar Score"
},
"subject": {
"reference": "#newborn"
},
"effectiveDateTime": "2016-05-18T22:33:22Z",
"performer": [
{
"reference": "Practitioner/example"
}
],
"valueQuantity": {
"value": 5,
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code": "{score}"
},
"component": [
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "249227004",
"display": "Apgar color score"
}
],
"text": "Apgar color score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue",
"valueDecimal": 1
}
],
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "LA6723-6",
"display": "Good color in body with bluish hands or feet"
},
{
"system": "http://acme.ped/apgarcolor",
"code": "1"
}
],
"text": "1. Good color in body with bluish hands or feet"
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "249223000",
"display": "Apgar heart rate score"
}
],
"text": "Apgar respiratory effort score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue",
"valueDecimal": 1
}
],
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "LA6720-2",
"display": "Fewer than 100 beats per minute"
},
{
"system": "http://acme.ped/apgarheartrate",
"code": "1"
}
],
"text": "1. Fewer than 100 beats per minute"
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "249226008",
"display": "Apgar response to stimulus score"
}
],
"text": "Apgar response to stimulus score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue",
"valueDecimal": 1
}
],
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "LA6721-0",
"display": "Grimace during suctioning"
},
{
"system": "http://acme.ped/apgarreflexirritability",
"code": "1"
}
],
"text": "1. Grimace during suctioning"
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "249225007",
"display": "Apgar muscle tone score"
}
],
"text": "Apgar muscle tone score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue",
"valueDecimal": 1
}
],
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "LA6714-5",
"display": "Some flexion of arms and legs"
},
{
"system": "http://acme.ped/apgarmuscletone",
"code": "1"
}
],
"text": "1. Some flexion of arms and legs"
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "249224006",
"display": "Apgar respiratory effort score"
}
],
"text": "Apgar respiratory effort score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue",
"valueDecimal": 1
}
],
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "LA6726-9",
"display": "Weak cry; may sound like whimpering, slow or irregular breathing"
},
{
"system": "http://acme.ped/apgarrespiratoryeffort",
"code": "1"
}
],
"text": "1. Weak cry; may sound like whimpering, slow or irregular breathing"
}
}
]
}
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.