US Core Implementation Guide
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Example Observation: BMI Example

Page standards status: Informative

Generated Narrative: Observation

Resource Observation "bmi"

Profile: US Core BMI Profile (version 7.0.0)

status: final

category: Vital Signs (Observation Category Codes#vital-signs)

code: BMI (LOINC#39156-5 "Body mass index (BMI) [Ratio]")

subject: Patient/example: Amy Shaw " SHAW"

encounter: : GP Visit

effective: 1999-07-02

value: 16.2 kg/m2 (Details: UCUM code kg/m2 = 'kg/m2')