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An example to illustrate a head circumference vital sign
Table View
Observation.id[0] | UKCore-Observation-VitalSigns-HeadCircumference-Example |
Observation.text[0].status[0] | additional |
Observation.text[0].div[0] | <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">An example to illustrate a head circumference vital sign</div> |
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] | 363812007 |
Observation.code[0].coding[0].display[0] | Head circumference |
Observation.code[0].coding[1].system[0] | http://loinc.org |
Observation.code[0].coding[1].code[0] | 9843-4 |
Observation.code[0].coding[1].display[0] | Head Occipital-frontal circumference |
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] | 59 |
Observation.value[0].unit[0] | centimeter |
Observation.value[0].system[0] | http://unitsofmeasure.org |
Observation.value[0].code[0] | cm |
Tree View
Observation |
id : UKCore-Observation-VitalSigns-HeadCircumference-Example |
text |
status : additional |
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 : 363812007 |
display : Head circumference |
coding |
system : http://loinc.org |
code : 9843-4 |
display : Head Occipital-frontal circumference |
subject |
reference : Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example |
effective : 2023-08-10 |
performer |
reference : Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example |
value |
value : 59 |
unit : centimeter |
system : http://unitsofmeasure.org |
code : cm |
XML View
<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="UKCore-Observation-VitalSigns-HeadCircumference-Example" /> <text> <status value="additional" /> --- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource --- </text> <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="363812007" /> <display value="Head circumference" /> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org" /> <code value="9843-4" /> <display value="Head Occipital-frontal circumference" /> </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="59" /> <unit value="centimeter" /> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org" /> <code value="cm" /> </valueQuantity> </Observation>
JSON View
{ "resourceType": "Observation", "id": "UKCore-Observation-VitalSigns-HeadCircumference-Example", "text": { "status": "additional", --- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource --- }, "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": "363812007", "display": "Head circumference" }, { "system": "http://loinc.org", "code": "9843-4", "display": "Head Occipital-frontal circumference" } ] }, "subject": { "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" }, "effectiveDateTime": "2023-08-10", "performer": [ { "reference": "Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example" } ], "valueQuantity": { "value": 59, "unit": "centimeter", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "cm" } }