An example to illustrate a full blood count using multiple lab observation references

Table View

Observation.id[0]UKCore-Observation-Group-FullBloodCount-Example
Observation.identifier[0].system[0]https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122
Observation.identifier[0].value[0]53dd97da-082c-450d-a47d-3ffa44941a68
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]26604007
Observation.code[0].coding[0].display[0]Full blood count
Observation.subject[0].reference[0]Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example
Observation.hasMember[0].reference[0]Observation/UKCore-Observation-Lab-WhiteCellCount-Example
Observation.hasMember[1].reference[0]Observation/UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example

XML View

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="UKCore-Observation-Group-FullBloodCount-Example" />
    <identifier>
        <system value="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122" />
        <value value="53dd97da-082c-450d-a47d-3ffa44941a68" />
    </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="26604007" />
            <display value="Full blood count" />
        </coding>
    </code>
    <subject>
        <reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" />
    </subject>
    <hasMember>
        <reference value="Observation/UKCore-Observation-Lab-WhiteCellCount-Example" />
    </hasMember>
    <hasMember>
        <reference value="Observation/UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example" />
    </hasMember>
</Observation>

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "Observation",
    "id": "UKCore-Observation-Group-FullBloodCount-Example",
    "identifier":  [
        {
            "system": "https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122",
            "value": "53dd97da-082c-450d-a47d-3ffa44941a68"
        }
    ],
    "status": "final",
    "category":  [
        {
            "coding":  [
                {
                    "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
                    "code": "laboratory",
                    "display": "Laboratory"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "code": {
        "coding":  [
            {
                "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                "code": "26604007",
                "display": "Full blood count"
            }
        ]
    },
    "subject": {
        "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example"
    },
    "hasMember":  [
        {
            "reference": "Observation/UKCore-Observation-Lab-WhiteCellCount-Example"
        },
        {
            "reference": "Observation/UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example"
        }
    ]
}

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