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Simple Head Circumference Example
{ "resourceType": "Observation", "id": "head-circumference", "meta": { "profile": [ "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/vitalsigns" ] }, "text": { "status": "generated", "div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: head-circumference</p><p><b>meta</b>: </p><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>category</b>: Vital Signs <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category code 'vital-signs' = 'Vital Signs', given as 'Vital Signs'})</span></p><p><b>code</b>: Head Circumference <span>(Details : {LOINC code '8287-5' = 'Head Occipital-frontal circumference by Tape measure', given as 'Head Occipital-frontal circumference by Tape measure'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Patient/example</a></p><p><b>effective</b>: 02/07/1999</p><p><b>value</b>: 51.2 cm<span> (Details: UCUM code cm = 'cm')</span></p></div>" }, "status": "final", "category": [ { "coding": [ { "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category", "code": "vital-signs", "display": "Vital Signs" } ], "text": "Vital Signs" } ], "code": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://loinc.org", "code": "8287-5", "display": "Head Occipital-frontal circumference by Tape measure" } ], "text": "Head Circumference" }, "subject": { "reference": "Patient/example" }, "effectiveDateTime": "1999-07-02", "valueQuantity": { "value": 51.2, "unit": "cm", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "cm" } }
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.