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An example to illustrate the observation of a white cell count for a blood specimen
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<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="UKCore-Observation-Lab-WhiteCellCount-Example" /> <identifier> <system value="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122" /> <value value="3b809516-a294-4de9-a4ce-0c24c7b5f796" /> </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="16181000237107" /> <display value="White blood cell count in fluid" /> </coding> </code> <subject> <reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" /> </subject> <performer> <reference value="Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example" /> </performer> <valueQuantity> <value value="11.2" /> <unit value="10*9/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="17.0" /> </high> </referenceRange> </Observation>
JSON View
{ "resourceType": "Observation", "id": "UKCore-Observation-Lab-WhiteCellCount-Example", "identifier": [ { "system": "https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122", "value": "3b809516-a294-4de9-a4ce-0c24c7b5f796" } ], "status": "final", "category": [ { "coding": [ { "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category", "code": "laboratory", "display": "Laboratory" } ] } ], "code": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "16181000237107", "display": "White blood cell count in fluid" } ] }, "subject": { "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" }, "performer": [ { "reference": "Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example" } ], "valueQuantity": { "value": 11.2, "unit": "10*9/L", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org" }, "specimen": { "reference": "Specimen/UKCore-Specimen-BloodSpecimen-Example" }, "referenceRange": [ { "low": { "value": 4 }, "high": { "value": 17 } } ] }