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Codesystem-special-values.xml

FHIR Infrastructure Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)

Definition for Code SystemSpecialValues

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="special-values"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2022-05-28T12:47:40.239+10:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="extensions"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/special-values defines the following
         codes:</p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Comments</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">true
            <a name="special-values-true"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> true</td> 
          <td> Boolean true.</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">false
            <a name="special-values-false"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> false</td> 
          <td> Boolean false.</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">trace
            <a name="special-values-trace"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Trace Amount Detected</td> 
          <td> The content is greater than zero, but too small to be quantified.</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">sufficient
            <a name="special-values-sufficient"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Sufficient Quantity</td> 
          <td> The specific quantity is not known, but is known to be non-zero and is not specified because
             it makes up the bulk of the material.</td> 
          <td> used in formulations (e.g. 'Add 10mg of ingredient X, 50mg of ingredient Y, and sufficient
             quantity of water to 100mL.' This code would be used to express the quantity of water.
             )</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">withdrawn
            <a name="special-values-withdrawn"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Value Withdrawn</td> 
          <td> The value is no longer available.</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">nil-known
            <a name="special-values-nil-known"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Nil Known</td> 
          <td> The are no known applicable values in this context.</td> 
          <td> The existence of this subject to review</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="fhir"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/special-values"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1049"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="4.3.0"/> 
  <name value="SpecialValues"/> 
  <title value="SpecialValues"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2022-05-28T12:47:40+10:00"/> 
  <description value="A set of generally useful codes defined so they can be included in value sets."/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/special-values"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="true"/> 
    <display value="true"/> 
    <definition value="Boolean true."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="false"/> 
    <display value="false"/> 
    <definition value="Boolean false."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="trace"/> 
    <display value="Trace Amount Detected"/> 
    <definition value="The content is greater than zero, but too small to be quantified."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-concept-comments">
      <valueString value="used in formulations (e.g. 'Add 10mg of ingredient X, 50mg of ingredient Y, and sufficient
       quantity of water to 100mL.' This code would be used to express the quantity of water.
       )"/> 
    </extension> 
    <code value="sufficient"/> 
    <display value="Sufficient Quantity"/> 
    <definition value="The specific quantity is not known, but is known to be non-zero and is not specified because
     it makes up the bulk of the material."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="withdrawn"/> 
    <display value="Value Withdrawn"/> 
    <definition value="The value is no longer available."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-concept-comments">
      <valueString value="The existence of this subject to review"/> 
    </extension> 
    <code value="nil-known"/> 
    <display value="Nil Known"/> 
    <definition value="The are no known applicable values in this context."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

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.