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An example to illustrate a body weight vital sign
Table View
Observation.id[0] | UKCore-Observation-VitalSigns-BodyWeight-Example |
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] | vital-signs |
Observation.category[0].coding[0].display[0] | Vital Signs |
Observation.category[0].text[0] | Vital Signs |
Observation.code[0].coding[0].system[0] | http://snomed.info/sct |
Observation.code[0].coding[0].code[0] | 27113001 |
Observation.code[0].coding[0].display[0] | Body weight |
Observation.code[0].coding[1].system[0] | http://loinc.org |
Observation.code[0].coding[1].code[0] | 29463-7 |
Observation.code[0].coding[1].display[0] | Body weight |
Observation.subject[0].reference[0] | Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example |
Observation.effective[0] | 2023-08-10 |
Observation.performer[0].reference[0] | Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example |
Observation.value[0].value[0] | 90 |
Observation.value[0].unit[0] | kilogram |
Observation.value[0].system[0] | http://unitsofmeasure.org |
Observation.value[0].code[0] | kg |
XML View
<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="UKCore-Observation-VitalSigns-BodyWeight-Example" /> <status value="final" /> <category> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category" /> <code value="vital-signs" /> <display value="Vital Signs" /> </coding> <text value="Vital Signs" /> </category> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" /> <code value="27113001" /> <display value="Body weight" /> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org" /> <code value="29463-7" /> <display value="Body weight" /> </coding> </code> <subject> <reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" /> </subject> <effectiveDateTime value="2023-08-10" /> <performer> <reference value="Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example" /> </performer> <valueQuantity> <value value="90" /> <unit value="kilogram" /> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org" /> <code value="kg" /> </valueQuantity> </Observation>
JSON View
{ "resourceType": "Observation", "id": "UKCore-Observation-VitalSigns-BodyWeight-Example", "status": "final", "category": [ { "coding": [ { "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category", "code": "vital-signs", "display": "Vital Signs" } ], "text": "Vital Signs" } ], "code": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "27113001", "display": "Body weight" }, { "system": "http://loinc.org", "code": "29463-7", "display": "Body weight" } ] }, "subject": { "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" }, "effectiveDateTime": "2023-08-10", "performer": [ { "reference": "Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example" } ], "valueQuantity": { "value": 90, "unit": "kilogram", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "kg" } }