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XML
Simple Weight Example (id = "example")
<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Jan 30 2014: Body Weight = 185 lbs</div> </text> <!-- Observations are often coded in multiple code systems. - Loinc provides a very specific code (though not usefully more specific in this particular case) - snomed provides a clinically relevant code that is usually less granular than LOINC - the source system provides it's own code, which may be less or more granular than LOINC --> <name> <!-- LOINC - always recommended to have a LOINC code --> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="3141-9"/> <display value="Weight Measured"/> </coding> <!-- SNOMED CT Codes - becoming more common --> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="27113001"/> <display value="Body weight"/> </coding> <!-- Also, a local code specific to the source system --> <coding> <system value="http://acme.org/devices/clinical-codes"/> <code value="body-weight"/> <display value="Body Weight"/> </coding> </name> <!-- In FHIR, units may be represented twice. Once in the agreed human representation, and once in a coded form. Both is best, since it's not always possible to infer one from the other in code. When a computable unit is provided, UCUM (http://unitsofmeasure.org) is always preferred, but it doesn't provide notional units (such as "tablet"), etc. For these, something else is required (e.g. Snomed-CT) --> <valueQuantity> <value value="185"/> <units value="lbs"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="[lb_av]"/> </valueQuantity> <!-- the mandatory quality flags: --> <status value="final"/> <reliability value="ok"/> </Observation>
JSON
Simple Weight Example
{ "resourceType": "Observation", "text": { "status": "generated", "div": "<div>Jan 30 2014: Body Weight = 185 lbs</div>" }, "name": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://loinc.org", "code": "3141-9", "display": "Weight Measured" }, { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "27113001", "display": "Body weight" }, { "system": "http://acme.org/devices/clinical-codes", "code": "body-weight", "display": "Body Weight" } ] }, "valueQuantity": { "value": 185, "units": "lbs", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "[lb_av]" }, "status": "final", "reliability": "ok" }