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| Defining URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/ValueSet/sub-observation-category-uv-ips |
| Version: | 0.3.0 |
| Name: | SubObservationCategoryUvIps |
| Definition: | Observation Sub Categories |
| Publisher: | HL7 International |
| Source Resource: | XML / JSON / Turtle |
Observation Sub Categories
Expansion
This value set contains 2 concepts
Expansion based on http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category version 4.0.0
All codes from system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category
| Code | Display | Definition |
| laboratory | observation produced by laboratory | The results of observations generated by laboratories. Laboratory results are typically generated by laboratories providing analytic services in areas such as chemistry, hematology, serology, histology, cytology, anatomic pathology (including digital pathology), microbiology, and/or virology. These observations are based on analysis of specimens obtained from the patient and submitted to the laboratory. |
| vital-signs | observation of vital-signs | Clinical observations measure the body's basic functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, height, weight, body mass index, head circumference, pulse oximetry, temperature, and body surface area. |
