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Prothrombin time for lab test master file (id = "prothrombin")
<DataElement xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="prothrombin"/> <!-- text> generated by build process </text --> <identifier> <label value="Prothrombin Time, PT"/> <system value="htpp://www.CenturyHospital/Laboratory/DirectoryofServices"/> <value value="11"/> <period> <start value="2011-05-19"/> </period> <assigner> <display value="Century Hospital Laboratory"/> </assigner> </identifier> <status value="active"/> <name value="Prothrombin Time"/> <definition value="The PT test evaluates the extrinsic and common pathways of the coagulation cascade."/> <comments value="Used to screen the integrity of the extrinsic and common pathways of coagulation and to monitor warfarin anticoagulation. "/> <requirements value="This test is orderable. A plasma specimen in a 3.2% sodium citrate blue top tube is required."/> <synonym value="Protime, PT"/> <type value="Decimal"/> <!-- Is this the FHIR datatype for the observation? ( ie the datatype when ordering the test) or the Result? ( ie. numeric, codeable concept or text for lab tests ) --> <exampleDecimal value="10.0"/> <!-- Is this the an example result like "10.0" for the observation/dataelement? --> <unitsCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http:/unitsofmeasure.org"/> <version value="1.9"/> <code value="s"/> <display value="second"/> <primary value="true"/> <valueSet> <reference value="http:/unitsofmeasure.org/vs"/> <display value="UCUM"/> </valueSet> </coding> <text value="second"/> </unitsCodeableConcept> <mapping> <uri value="http://loinc.org/"/> <name value="LOINC"/> <comments value="Version 2.48 or later"/> <map value="5964-2"/> </mapping> </DataElement>
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.