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An example to illustrate a blood glucose reading after fasting

Table View

Observation.id[0]	UKCore-Observation-FastingTest-Example
Observation.text[0].status[0]	additional
Observation.text[0].div[0]	<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">An example to illustrate a blood glucose reading after fasting</div>
Observation.status[0]	final
Observation.category[0].coding[0].system[0]	http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category
Observation.category[0].coding[0].code[0]	exam
Observation.category[0].coding[0].display[0]	Exam
Observation.code[0].coding[0].system[0]	http://snomed.info/sct
Observation.code[0].coding[0].code[0]	997681000000108
Observation.code[0].coding[0].display[0]	Fasting blood glucose level
Observation.subject[0].reference[0]	Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example
Observation.effective[0]	2023-08-10
Observation.performer[0].reference[0]	Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example
Observation.value[0].value[0]	3.9
Observation.value[0].unit[0]	millimoles per litre
Observation.value[0].system[0]	http://unitsofmeasure.org
Observation.value[0].code[0]	mmol/L

Tree View

Observation

id : UKCore-Observation-FastingTest-Example

text

status : additional

status : final

category

coding

system : http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category

code : exam

display : Exam

code

coding

system : http://snomed.info/sct

code : 997681000000108

display : Fasting blood glucose level

subject

reference : Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example

effective : 2023-08-10

performer

reference : Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example

value

value : 3.9

code : mmol/L

system : http://unitsofmeasure.org

unit : millimoles per litre

XML View

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="UKCore-Observation-FastingTest-Example" />
    <text>
        <status value="additional" />
        --- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource ---
    </text>
    <status value="final" />
    <category>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category" />
            <code value="exam" />
            <display value="Exam" />
        </coding>
    </category>
    <code>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
            <code value="997681000000108" />
            <display value="Fasting blood glucose level" />
        </coding>
    </code>
    <subject>
        <reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" />
    </subject>
    <effectiveDateTime value="2023-08-10" />
    <performer>
        <reference value="Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example" />
    </performer>
    <valueQuantity>
        <value value="3.9" />
        <unit value="millimoles per litre" />
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org" />
        <code value="mmol/L" />
    </valueQuantity>
</Observation>

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "Observation",
    "id": "UKCore-Observation-FastingTest-Example",
    "text": {
        "status": "additional",
        --- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource ---
    },
    "status": "final",
    "category":  [
        {
            "coding":  [
                {
                    "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
                    "code": "exam",
                    "display": "Exam"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "code": {
        "coding":  [
            {
                "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                "code": "997681000000108",
                "display": "Fasting blood glucose level"
            }
        ]
    },
    "subject": {
        "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example"
    },
    "effectiveDateTime": "2023-08-10",
    "performer":  [
        {
            "reference": "Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example"
        }
    ],
    "valueQuantity": {
        "value": 3.9,
        "code": "mmol/L",
        "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
        "unit": "millimoles per litre"
    }
}