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An example to illustrate an oxygen saturation vital sign

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Observation.id[0]	UKCore-Observation-VitalSigns-OxygenSaturation-Example
Observation.text[0].status[0]	additional
Observation.text[0].div[0]	<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">An example to illustrate an oxygen saturation 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]	431314004
Observation.code[0].coding[0].display[0]	Peripheral oxygen saturation
Observation.code[0].coding[1].system[0]	http://loinc.org
Observation.code[0].coding[1].code[0]	2708-6
Observation.code[0].coding[1].display[0]	Oxygen saturation in Arterial blood
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]	96
Observation.value[0].unit[0]	percent
Observation.value[0].system[0]	http://unitsofmeasure.org
Observation.value[0].code[0]	%

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Observation

id : UKCore-Observation-VitalSigns-OxygenSaturation-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 : 431314004

display : Peripheral oxygen saturation

coding

system : http://loinc.org

code : 2708-6

display : Oxygen saturation in Arterial blood

subject

reference : Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example

effective : 2023-08-10

performer

reference : Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example

value

value : 96

unit : percent

system : http://unitsofmeasure.org

code : %

XML View

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="UKCore-Observation-VitalSigns-OxygenSaturation-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="431314004" />
            <display value="Peripheral oxygen saturation" />
        </coding>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://loinc.org" />
            <code value="2708-6" />
            <display value="Oxygen saturation in Arterial blood" />
        </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="96" />
        <unit value="percent" />
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org" />
        <code value="%" />
    </valueQuantity>
</Observation>

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "Observation",
    "id": "UKCore-Observation-VitalSigns-OxygenSaturation-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": "431314004",
                "display": "Peripheral oxygen saturation"
            },
            {
                "system": "http://loinc.org",
                "code": "2708-6",
                "display": "Oxygen saturation in Arterial blood"
            }
        ]
    },
    "subject": {
        "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example"
    },
    "effectiveDateTime": "2023-08-10",
    "performer":  [
        {
            "reference": "Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example"
        }
    ],
    "valueQuantity": {
        "value": 96,
        "unit": "percent",
        "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
        "code": "%"
    }
}