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Resource Observation - Examples 3.9.4

General 3.9.4.1

Example of observation

Example of observation (id = "example")

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <identifier>
    <system>urn:ietf:rfc:3986</system>
    <id>187e0c12-8dd2-67e2-99b2-bf273c878281</id>
  </identifier>
  <type>
    <coding>
      <system>http://loinc.org</system>
      <code>55284-4</code>
      <display>Blood pressure systolic and diastolic</display>
    </coding>
  </type>
  <validDate>2012-09-17</validDate>
  <subject>
    <type>Patient</type>
    <id>a23</id>
  </subject>
  <performer>
    <type>Agent</type>
    <id>example</id>
  </performer>
  <interpretation>
    <coding>
      <system>http://hl7.org/v3/ObservationInterpretation</system>
      <code>N</code>
      <display>normal</display>
    </coding>
  </interpretation>
  <component>
    <type>
      <coding>
        <system>http://loinc.org</system>
        <code>8580-6</code>
        <display>Systolic blood pressure</display>
      </coding>
    </type>
    <valueQuantity>
      <value>107</value>
      <units>mm[Hg]</units>
    </valueQuantity>
  </component>
  <component>
    <type>
      <coding>
        <system>http://loinc.org</system>
        <code>8462-4</code>
        <display>Diastolic blood pressure</display>
      </coding>
    </type>
    <valueQuantity>
      <value>65</value>
      <units>mm[Hg]</units>
    </valueQuantity>
  </component>
  <text>
    <status>generated</status>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Sept 17, 2012: Blood pressure 107/65 (normal)</div>
  </text>
</Observation>

JSON Equivalent

Example of observation

{"Observation": {
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>Sept 17, 2012: Blood pressure 107/65 (normal)<\/div>"
  },
  "component": [
    {
      "type": {"coding": [{
        "system": {"value": "http://loinc.org"},
        "display": {"value": "Systolic blood pressure"},
        "code": {"value": "8580-6"}
      }]},
      "valueQuantity": {
        "value": {"value": "107"},
        "units": {"value": "mm[Hg]"}
      }
    },
    {
      "type": {"coding": [{
        "system": {"value": "http://loinc.org"},
        "display": {"value": "Diastolic blood pressure"},
        "code": {"value": "8462-4"}
      }]},
      "valueQuantity": {
        "value": {"value": "65"},
        "units": {"value": "mm[Hg]"}
      }
    }
  ],
  "subject": {
    "id": {"value": "a23"},
    "type": {"value": "Patient"}
  },
  "validDate": {"value": "2012-09-17"},
  "performer": {
    "id": {"value": "example"},
    "type": {"value": "Agent"}
  },
  "interpretation": {"coding": [{
    "system": {"value": "http://hl7.org/v3/ObservationInterpretation"},
    "display": {"value": "normal"},
    "code": {"value": "N"}
  }]},
  "type": {"coding": [{
    "system": {"value": "http://loinc.org"},
    "display": {"value": "Blood pressure systolic and diastolic"},
    "code": {"value": "55284-4"}
  }]},
  "identifier": {
    "id": {"value": "187e0c12-8dd2-67e2-99b2-bf273c878281"},
    "system": {"value": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"}
  }
}}

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