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Observation-example-alcohol-type.xml

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Example of a multi-select values/answers Observation with individual answers/values as components (id = "alcohol-type")

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="alcohol-type"/> <!--     the mandatory quality flags:     --><text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative with Details</b> </p> <p> <b> id</b> : alcohol-type</p> <p> <b> status</b> : final</p> <p> <b> category</b> : Social History <span> (Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category code 'social-history'
           = 'Social History', given as 'Social History'})</span> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Type of alcohol consumed <span> (Details : {http://acme-rehab.org code 'alcohol-type' = 'alcohol-type', given as 'Type
           of alcohol consumed'})</span> </p> <p> <b> subject</b> : <a> Peter James Chalmers</a> </p> <p> <b> effective</b> : 11 Dec. 2014, 4:44:16 am</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : alcohol-type <span> (Details : {http://acme-rehab.org code 'alcohol-type' = 'alcohol-type)</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : Wine <span> (Details : {SNOMED CT code '35748005' = 'Wine', given as 'Wine (substance)'})</span> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : alcohol-type <span> (Details : {http://acme-rehab.org code 'alcohol-type' = 'alcohol-type)</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : Beer <span> (Details : {SNOMED CT code '53410008' = 'Beer', given as 'Beer (substance)'})</span> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : alcohol-type <span> (Details : {http://acme-rehab.org code 'alcohol-type' = 'alcohol-type)</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : Liquor <span> (Details : {SNOMED CT code '6524003' = 'Distilled spirits', given as ' Distilled spirits
             (substance)'})</span> </p> </blockquote> </div> </text> <status value="final"/> <!--    
    Observations are often coded in multiple code systems.
      - LOINC
    - or SNOMED
      -and/or the source system may provides its own "local" code, which may be less or
   more granular than LOINC.
  In this example there is only local codes
      --><category> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category"/> 
      <code value="social-history"/> 
      <display value="Social History"/> 
    </coding> 
    <text value="Social History"/> 
  </category> 
  <code> <!--     Local - unable to identify a proper LOINC code     --><coding> 
      <system value="http://acme-rehab.org"/> 
      <code value="alcohol-type"/> 
      <display value="Type of alcohol consumed"/> 
    </coding> 
    <text value="Type of alcohol consumed"/> 
  </code> 
  <subject> 
    <reference value="Patient/example"/> 
    <display value="Peter James Chalmers"/> 
  </subject> 
  <effectiveDateTime value="2014-12-11T04:44:16Z"/> <!--     When the code is the same as component.code the value element must be empty per invariant
   obs-7
       --><!--    Using components since multi-select values/answers share the same attributes (such
   as id, performer, effective date, status, comment..    --><!--    answer 1    --><component> <!--    component.code is same as code    --><code> <!--     Local - unable to identify a proper LOINC code     --><coding> 
        <system value="http://acme-rehab.org"/> 
        <code value="alcohol-type"/> 
      </coding> 
    </code> <!--    coded value using SNONED-CT, could also use a local code here or only text    --><valueCodeableConcept> 
      <coding> 
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
        <code value="35748005"/> 
        <display value="Wine (substance)"/> 
      </coding> 
      <text value="Wine"/> 
    </valueCodeableConcept> 
  </component> <!--    answer 2    --><component> <!--    component.code is same as code    --><code> <!--     Local - unable to identify a proper LOINC code     --><coding> 
        <system value="http://acme-rehab.org"/> 
        <code value="alcohol-type"/> 
      </coding> 
    </code> <!--    coded value using SNONED-CT, could also use a local code here or only text    --><valueCodeableConcept> 
      <coding> 
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
        <code value="53410008"/> 
        <display value="Beer (substance)"/> 
      </coding> 
      <text value="Beer"/> 
    </valueCodeableConcept> 
  </component> <!--    answer 3    --><component> <!--    component.code is same as code    --><code> <!--     Local - unable to identify a proper LOINC code     --><coding> 
        <system value="http://acme-rehab.org"/> 
        <code value="alcohol-type"/> 
      </coding> 
    </code> <!--    coded value using SNONED-CT, could also use a local code here or only text    --><valueCodeableConcept> 
      <coding> 
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
        <code value="6524003"/> 
        <display value=" Distilled spirits (substance)"/> 
      </coding> 
      <text value="Liquor"/> 
    </valueCodeableConcept> 
  </component> 
</Observation> 

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.