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<valueMarkdown
value="This is a length example for the *Vitalsigns Profile* which shows how body length (typically used for infants) is represented using 8306-3 -*Body height - lying* as an additional observation code."/>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><b>Generated Narrative</b></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 "length" </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Profile: <a href="StructureDefinition-us-core-body-height.html">US Core Body Height Profile</a></p></div><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>category</b>: Vital Signs <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-observation-category.html">Observation Category Codes</a>#vital-signs)</span></p><p><b>code</b>: length <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a>#8306-3 "Body height --lying"; <a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a>#8302-2 "Body height")</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a href="Patient-example.html">Patient/example: Amy Shaw</a> " SHAW"</p><p><b>encounter</b>: <span>: GP Visit</span></p><p><b>effective</b>: 1999-07-02</p><p><b>value</b>: 25 cm<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code cm = 'cm')</span></p></div>
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<display value="Vital Signs"/>
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<text value="Vital Signs"/>
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<code value="8306-3"/>
<display value="Body height --lying"/>
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