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Example: Observation-qicore-observation-example

Formats: XML, JSON, Turtle

{
  "resourceType" : "Observation",
  "id" : "qicore-observation-example",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Generated narrative...</div>"
  },
  "extension" : [
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-bodyPosition",
      "valueCodeableConcept" : {
        "coding" : [
          {
            "system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
            "code" : "33586001",
            "display" : "Sitting position (finding)"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-delta",
      "valueCodeableConcept" : {
        "coding" : [
          {
            "system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
            "code" : "1250004",
            "display" : "Decreased (qualifier value)"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "status" : "final",
  "category" : [
    {
      "coding" : [
        {
          "system" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category",
          "code" : "vital-signs",
          "display" : "Vital Signs"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "code" : {
    "coding" : [
      {
        "system" : "http://loinc.org",
        "code" : "30350-3",
        "display" : "Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Venous blood"
      }
    ]
  },
  "subject" : {
    "reference" : "Patient/qicore-patient-example"
  },
  "context" : {
    "reference" : "Encounter/qicore-encounter-example"
  },
  "effectivePeriod" : {
    "start" : "2013-04-02T10:30:10+01:00",
    "end" : "2013-04-05T10:30:10+01:00"
  },
  "issued" : "2013-04-03T15:30:10+01:00",
  "valueQuantity" : {
    "value" : 7.2,
    "unit" : "g/dl",
    "system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
    "code" : "g/dL"
  },
  "interpretation" : {
    "coding" : [
      {
        "system" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078",
        "code" : "L",
        "display" : "Low"
      }
    ],
    "text" : "Below low normal"
  },
  "bodySite" : {
    "coding" : [
      {
        "system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
        "code" : "308046002",
        "display" : "Superficial forearm vein"
      }
    ]
  },
  "method" : {
    "coding" : [
      {
        "system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
        "code" : "120220003",
        "display" : "Injection to forearm"
      }
    ]
  },
  "specimen" : {
    "reference" : "Specimen/qicore-specimen-example"
  },
  "related" : [
    {
      "target" : {
        "reference" : "Observation/qicore-observation-example"
      }
    }
  ],
  "component" : [
    {
      "code" : {
        "coding" : [
          {
            "system" : "http://loinc.org",
            "code" : "8480-6",
            "display" : "Systolic blood pressure"
          },
          {
            "system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
            "code" : "271649006",
            "display" : "Systolic blood pressure"
          },
          {
            "system" : "http://acme.org/devices/clinical-codes",
            "code" : "bp-s",
            "display" : "Systolic Blood pressure"
          }
        ]
      },
      "valueQuantity" : {
        "value" : 107,
        "unit" : "mmHg",
        "system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
        "code" : "mm[Hg]"
      },
      "interpretation" : {
        "coding" : [
          {
            "system" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078",
            "code" : "N",
            "display" : "normal"
          }
        ],
        "text" : "Normal"
      }
    },
    {
      "code" : {
        "coding" : [
          {
            "system" : "http://loinc.org",
            "code" : "8462-4",
            "display" : "Diastolic blood pressure"
          }
        ]
      },
      "valueQuantity" : {
        "value" : 60,
        "unit" : "mmHg",
        "system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
        "code" : "mm[Hg]"
      },
      "interpretation" : {
        "coding" : [
          {
            "system" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078",
            "code" : "L",
            "display" : "low"
          }
        ],
        "text" : "Below low normal"
      }
    }
  ]
}