UK Core Implementation Guide STU3 Sequence

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An example to illustrate a request for a CT chest scan due to a suspected blood clot

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ServiceRequest.id[0]	UKCore-ServiceRequest-CTChestScan-Example
ServiceRequest.text[0].status[0]	additional
ServiceRequest.text[0].div[0]	<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">An example to illustrate a request for a CT chest scan due to a suspected blood clot</div>
ServiceRequest.status[0]	active
ServiceRequest.intent[0]	order
ServiceRequest.code[0].coding[0].system[0]	http://snomed.info/sct
ServiceRequest.code[0].coding[0].code[0]	169069000
ServiceRequest.code[0].coding[0].display[0]	Computed tomography of chest
ServiceRequest.subject[0].reference[0]	Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example
ServiceRequest.occurrence[0].start[0]	2024-04-12T09:38:00+00:00
ServiceRequest.authoredOn[0]	2024-04-12T09:38:00+00:00
ServiceRequest.requester[0].reference[0]	Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-DoctorPaulRastall-Example
ServiceRequest.performer[0].reference[0]	Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-ConsultantSandraGose-Example
ServiceRequest.locationReference[0].reference[0]	Location/UKCore-Location-HospitalSJUH-Example
ServiceRequest.reasonCode[0].coding[0].system[0]	http://snomed.info/sct
ServiceRequest.reasonCode[0].coding[0].code[0]	59282003
ServiceRequest.reasonCode[0].coding[0].display[0]	Pulmonary embolism

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ServiceRequest

id : UKCore-ServiceRequest-CTChestScan-Example

text

status : additional

status : active

intent : order

code

coding

system : http://snomed.info/sct

code : 169069000

display : Computed tomography of chest

subject

reference : Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example

occurrence

start : 2024-04-12T09:38:00+00:00

authoredOn : 2024-04-12T09:38:00+00:00

requester

reference : Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-DoctorPaulRastall-Example

performer

reference : Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-ConsultantSandraGose-Example

locationReference

reference : Location/UKCore-Location-HospitalSJUH-Example

reasonCode

coding

system : http://snomed.info/sct

code : 59282003

display : Pulmonary embolism

XML View

<ServiceRequest xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="UKCore-ServiceRequest-CTChestScan-Example" />
    <text>
        <status value="additional" />
        --- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource ---
    </text>
    <status value="active" />
    <intent value="order" />
    <code>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
            <code value="169069000" />
            <display value="Computed tomography of chest" />
        </coding>
    </code>
    <subject>
        <reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" />
    </subject>
    <occurrencePeriod>
        <start value="2024-04-12T09:38:00+00:00" />
    </occurrencePeriod>
    <authoredOn value="2024-04-12T09:38:00+00:00" />
    <requester>
        <reference value="Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-DoctorPaulRastall-Example" />
    </requester>
    <performer>
        <reference value="Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-ConsultantSandraGose-Example" />
    </performer>
    <locationReference>
        <reference value="Location/UKCore-Location-HospitalSJUH-Example" />
    </locationReference>
    <reasonCode>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
            <code value="59282003" />
            <display value="Pulmonary embolism" />
        </coding>
    </reasonCode>
</ServiceRequest>

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "ServiceRequest",
    "id": "UKCore-ServiceRequest-CTChestScan-Example",
    "text": {
        "status": "additional",
        --- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource ---
    },
    "status": "active",
    "intent": "order",
    "code": {
        "coding":  [
            {
                "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                "code": "169069000",
                "display": "Computed tomography of chest"
            }
        ]
    },
    "subject": {
        "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example"
    },
    "occurrencePeriod": {
        "start": "2024-04-12T09:38:00+00:00"
    },
    "authoredOn": "2024-04-12T09:38:00+00:00",
    "requester": {
        "reference": "Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-DoctorPaulRastall-Example"
    },
    "performer":  [
        {
            "reference": "Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-ConsultantSandraGose-Example"
        }
    ],
    "locationReference":  [
        {
            "reference": "Location/UKCore-Location-HospitalSJUH-Example"
        }
    ],
    "reasonCode":  [
        {
            "coding":  [
                {
                    "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                    "code": "59282003",
                    "display": "Pulmonary embolism"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}