An example to illustrate the observation of a red cell count for a blood specimen

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Observation.id[0]UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example
Observation.text[0].status[0]additional
Observation.text[0].div[0]<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">An example to illustrate the observation of a red cell count for a blood specimen</div>
Observation.identifier[0].system[0]https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122
Observation.identifier[0].value[0]fcd8af5a-18a0-4d0b-8c79-5b6bdf55fb32
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]laboratory
Observation.category[0].coding[0].display[0]Laboratory
Observation.code[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
Observation.code[0].coding[0].code[0]58571000237106
Observation.code[0].coding[0].display[0]Nucleated red blood cell count in blood
Observation.subject[0].reference[0]Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example
Observation.performer[0].reference[0]Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example
Observation.value[0].value[0]3.9
Observation.value[0].unit[0]10*12/L
Observation.value[0].system[0]http://unitsofmeasure.org
Observation.specimen[0].reference[0]Specimen/UKCore-Specimen-BloodSpecimen-Example
Observation.referenceRange[0].low[0].value[0]4.0
Observation.referenceRange[0].high[0].value[0]5.9

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<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example" />
    <text>
        <status value="additional" />
        --- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource ---
    </text>
    <identifier>
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        <value value="fcd8af5a-18a0-4d0b-8c79-5b6bdf55fb32" />
    </identifier>
    <status value="final" />
    <category>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category" />
            <code value="laboratory" />
            <display value="Laboratory" />
        </coding>
    </category>
    <code>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
            <code value="58571000237106" />
            <display value="Nucleated red blood cell count in blood" />
        </coding>
    </code>
    <subject>
        <reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" />
    </subject>
    <performer>
        <reference value="Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example" />
    </performer>
    <valueQuantity>
        <value value="3.9" />
        <unit value="10*12/L" />
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org" />
    </valueQuantity>
    <specimen>
        <reference value="Specimen/UKCore-Specimen-BloodSpecimen-Example" />
    </specimen>
    <referenceRange>
        <low>
            <value value="4.0" />
        </low>
        <high>
            <value value="5.9" />
        </high>
    </referenceRange>
</Observation>

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    "id": "UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example",
    "text": {
        "status": "additional",
        --- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource ---
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        }
    ],
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                }
            ]
        }
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            }
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    },
    "subject": {
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    },
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            "reference": "Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example"
        }
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        "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
    },
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    },
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            }
        }
    ]
}