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value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/StructureDefinition/body-mass-index"/>
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<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><b>Generated Narrative: Observation</b><a name="bmi-example"> </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 "bmi-example" </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Profile: <a href="StructureDefinition-body-mass-index.html">Body Mass Index</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>: Body mass index (BMI) [Ratio] <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a>#39156-5)</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <span>: Small Child1234</span></p><p><b>encounter</b>: <span>: GP Visit</span></p><p><b>effective</b>: 2019-10-16 12:12:29-0900</p><p><b>value</b>: 19.3 kg/m2<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code kg/m2 = 'kg/m2')</span></p></div>
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<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category"/>
<code value="vital-signs"/>
<display value="Vital Signs"/>
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<text value="Vital Signs"/>
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<system value="http://loinc.org"/>
<code value="39156-5"/>
<display value="Body mass index (BMI) [Ratio]"/>
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<display value="Small Child1234"/>
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<display value="GP Visit"/>
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<unit value="kg/m2"/>
<system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>
<code value="kg/m2"/>
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</Observation>