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Example Observation/f203 (XML)
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Real-world patient - CO2 (id = "f203")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="f203"/>
<text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative: Observation</b> <a name="f203"> </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 "f203" </p> </div> <p> <b> identifier</b> : id: 1304-03720-Bicarbonate</p> <p> <b> status</b> : <span title=" Bicarbonate was measured on April fourth ">final</span> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Bicarbonate [Moles/?volume] in Serum <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a> #1963-8; <a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #365722008 "Bicarbonate level")</span> </p> <p> <b> subject</b> : <a href="patient-example-f201-roel.html">Patient/f201: Roel</a> "Roel"</p> <p> <b> issued</b> : 5 Apr 2013, 12:34:00 am</p> <p> <b> performer</b> : <a href="practitioner-example-f202-lm.html">Practitioner/f202: Luigi Maas</a> "Luigi Maas"</p> <p> <b> value</b> : 28 mmol/L<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: SNOMED CT code 258813002 = 'mM')</span> </p> <p> <b> interpretation</b> : Serum bicarbonate level normal <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #166698001; <a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-v3-ObservationInterpretation.html">ObservationInterpretation</a> #N)</span> </p> <p> <b> method</b> : <span title=" The observation is complete &#10; No reliability concerns ">enzymatic method <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> ()</span> </span> </p> <h3> ReferenceRanges</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Low</b> </td> <td> <b> High</b> </td> <td> <b> Type</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> <span title=" Healthy bicarbonate level ranges from 22mmol/L to 29mmol/L ">22</span> </td> <td> 29</td> <td> Normal Range <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-referencerange-meaning.html">Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes</a> #normal)</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <identifier>
<system value="https://intranet.aumc.nl/labvalues"/> <value value="1304-03720-Bicarbonate"/>
</identifier> <status value="final"/>
<code> <coding>
<system value="http://loinc.org"/>
<code value="1963-8"/>
<display value="Bicarbonate [Moles/?volume] in Serum"/>
</coding>
<coding>
<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
<code value="365722008"/>
<display value="Bicarbonate level"/>
</coding>
</code>
<subject>
<reference value="Patient/f201"/>
<display value="Roel"/>
</subject>
<issued value="2013-04-04T14:34:00+01:00"/>
<performer>
<reference value="Practitioner/f202"/>
<display value="Luigi Maas"/>
</performer>
<valueQuantity> <value value="28"/>
<unit value="mmol/L"/>
<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
<code value="258813002"/>
</valueQuantity>
<interpretation>
<coding>
<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
<code value="166698001"/>
<display value="Serum bicarbonate level normal"/>
</coding>
<coding>
<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation"/>
<code value="N"/>
</coding>
</interpretation> <method> <text value="enzymatic method"/>
</method>
<referenceRange> <low>
<value value="22"/>
</low>
<high>
<value value="29"/>
</high>
<type>
<coding>
<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/referencerange-meaning"/>
<code value="normal"/>
<display value="Normal Range"/>
</coding>
</type>
</referenceRange>
</Observation>
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of the specification.