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An example to illustrate the observation of a red cell count for a blood specimen
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<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example" /> <identifier> <system value="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122" /> <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>
JSON View
{ "resourceType": "Observation", "id": "UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example", "identifier": [ { "system": "https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122", "value": "fcd8af5a-18a0-4d0b-8c79-5b6bdf55fb32" } ], "status": "final", "category": [ { "coding": [ { "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category", "code": "laboratory", "display": "Laboratory" } ] } ], "code": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "58571000237106", "display": "Nucleated red blood cell count in blood" } ] }, "subject": { "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" }, "performer": [ { "reference": "Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example" } ], "valueQuantity": { "value": 3.9, "unit": "10*12/L", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org" }, "specimen": { "reference": "Specimen/UKCore-Specimen-BloodSpecimen-Example" }, "referenceRange": [ { "low": { "value": 4 }, "high": { "value": 5.9 } } ] }