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An example to illustrate the observation of a red cell count for a blood specimen
Table View
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 |
Tree View
Observation |
id : UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example |
text |
status : additional |
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 |
value |
value : 3.9 |
unit : 10*12/L |
system : http://unitsofmeasure.org |
specimen |
reference : Specimen/UKCore-Specimen-BloodSpecimen-Example |
referenceRange |
low |
value : 4.0 |
high |
value : 5.9 |
XML View
<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> <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", "text": { "status": "additional", --- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource --- }, "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": 4.0 }, "high": { "value": 5.9 } } ] }