PATH-R4-20: Observation Example - eGFR

An example of a quantitative test result:

  • eGFR: >90 mL/min/1.73m2

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="Pathology-Observation-eGFR-Example" />
    <meta>
        <profile value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/UKCore-Observation-Lab" />
    </meta>
    <identifier>
        <system value="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122" />
        <value value="e6127f03-4a96-45d3-abd8-1adcf0189be4" />
    </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>
            <!--  From PBCL and PaLM observable entity reference sets  -->
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
            <code value="1011481000000105" />
            <display value="eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) using creatinine Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation per 1.73 square metres" />
        </coding>
    </code>
    <subject>
        <reference value="urn:uuid:ab87a3f8-1d37-44a9-804e-5e962598a6e4" />
        <display value="WELSH, Joel" />
    </subject>
    <issued value="2022-03-08T14:23:00+00:00" />
    <performer>
        <reference value="urn:uuid:8a6d85b8-9837-4fed-a257-4cf207988338" />
        <display value="TD008362 PATH LAB 001" />
    </performer>
    <valueQuantity>
        <value value="90" />
        <comparator value="&gt;" />
        <unit value="mL/min/1.73m2" />
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org" />
        <code value="mL/min/((173/100).m2)" />
    </valueQuantity>
    <note>
        <text value="Calculated eGFR is not valid in children or pregnancy.\nLess accurate with acute change in creatinine (AKI).\nCaution with high or low muscle mass or amputation.\nAvoid blood sampling within 12 hours of eating meat.\nEthnicity factor comment removed Dec21 NG203." />
    </note>
    <specimen>
        <reference value="urn:uuid:bab0eaec-1ec5-4598-b660-90bb38a1030d" />
    </specimen>
</Observation>
{
    "resourceType": "Observation",
    "id": "Pathology-Observation-eGFR-Example",
    "meta": {
        "profile":  [
            "https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/UKCore-Observation-Lab"
        ]
    },
    "identifier":  [
        {
            "system": "https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122",
            "value": "e6127f03-4a96-45d3-abd8-1adcf0189be4"
        }
    ],
    "status": "final",
    "category":  [
        {
            "coding":  [
                {
                    "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
                    "code": "laboratory",
                    "display": "Laboratory"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "code": {
        "coding":  [
            {
                "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                "code": "1011481000000105",
                "display": "eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) using creatinine Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation per 1.73 square metres"
            }
        ]
    },
    "subject": {
        "reference": "urn:uuid:ab87a3f8-1d37-44a9-804e-5e962598a6e4",
        "display": "WELSH, Joel"
    },
    "issued": "2022-03-08T14:23:00+00:00",
    "performer":  [
        {
            "reference": "urn:uuid:8a6d85b8-9837-4fed-a257-4cf207988338",
            "display": "TD008362 PATH LAB 001"
        }
    ],
    "valueQuantity": {
        "value": 90,
        "comparator": ">",
        "unit": "mL/min/1.73m2",
        "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
        "code": "mL/min/((173/100).m2)"
    },
    "note":  [
        {
            "text": "Calculated eGFR is not valid in children or pregnancy.\\nLess accurate with acute change in creatinine (AKI).\\nCaution with high or low muscle mass or amputation.\\nAvoid blood sampling within 12 hours of eating meat.\\nEthnicity factor comment removed Dec21 NG203."
        }
    ],
    "specimen": {
        "reference": "urn:uuid:bab0eaec-1ec5-4598-b660-90bb38a1030d"
    }
}
Observation
Observation.id[0]Pathology-Observation-eGFR-Example
Observation.meta[0].profile[0]https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/UKCore-Observation-Lab
Observation.identifier[0].system[0]https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122
Observation.identifier[0].value[0]e6127f03-4a96-45d3-abd8-1adcf0189be4
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]1011481000000105
Observation.code[0].coding[0].display[0]eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) using creatinine Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation per 1.73 square metres
Observation.subject[0].reference[0]urn:uuid:ab87a3f8-1d37-44a9-804e-5e962598a6e4
Observation.subject[0].display[0]WELSH, Joel
Observation.issued[0]2022-03-08T14:23:00+00:00
Observation.performer[0].reference[0]urn:uuid:8a6d85b8-9837-4fed-a257-4cf207988338
Observation.performer[0].display[0]TD008362 PATH LAB 001
Observation.value[0].value[0]90
Observation.value[0].comparator[0]>
Observation.value[0].unit[0]mL/min/1.73m2
Observation.value[0].system[0]http://unitsofmeasure.org
Observation.value[0].code[0]mL/min/((173/100).m2)
Observation.note[0].text[0]Calculated eGFR is not valid in children or pregnancy.\nLess accurate with acute change in creatinine (AKI).\nCaution with high or low muscle mass or amputation.\nAvoid blood sampling within 12 hours of eating meat.\nEthnicity factor comment removed Dec21 NG203.
Observation.specimen[0].reference[0]urn:uuid:bab0eaec-1ec5-4598-b660-90bb38a1030d