An example to illustrate the observation of a red cell count for a blood specimen

Table View

Observation.id[0]UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example
Observation.text[0].status[0]additional
Observation.text[0].div[0]<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">An example to illustrate the observation of a red cell count for a blood specimen</div>
Observation.identifier[0].system[0]https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122
Observation.identifier[0].value[0]fcd8af5a-18a0-4d0b-8c79-5b6bdf55fb32
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]laboratory
Observation.category[0].coding[0].display[0]Laboratory
Observation.code[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
Observation.code[0].coding[0].code[0]58571000237106
Observation.code[0].coding[0].display[0]Nucleated red blood cell count in blood
Observation.subject[0].reference[0]Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example
Observation.performer[0].reference[0]Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example
Observation.value[0].value[0]3.9
Observation.value[0].unit[0]10*12/L
Observation.value[0].system[0]http://unitsofmeasure.org
Observation.specimen[0].reference[0]Specimen/UKCore-Specimen-BloodSpecimen-Example
Observation.referenceRange[0].low[0].value[0]4.0
Observation.referenceRange[0].high[0].value[0]5.9

XML View

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example" />
<text>
<status value="additional" />
--- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource ---
</text>
<identifier>
<system value="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122" />
<value value="fcd8af5a-18a0-4d0b-8c79-5b6bdf55fb32" />
</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="58571000237106" />
<display value="Nucleated red blood cell count in blood" />
</coding>
</code>
<subject>
<reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" />
</subject>
<performer>
<reference value="Organization/UKCore-Organization-LeedsTeachingHospital-Example" />
</performer>
<valueQuantity>
<value value="3.9" />
<unit value="10*12/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="5.9" />
</high>
</referenceRange>
</Observation>

JSON View

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"resourceType": "Observation",
"id": "UKCore-Observation-Lab-RedCellCount-Example",
"text": {
"status": "additional",
--- We have skipped the narrative for better readability of the resource ---
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}
],
"status": "final",
"category": [
{
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}
]
}
],
"code": {
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"code": "58571000237106",
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}
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},
"subject": {
"reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example"
},
"performer": [
{
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}
],
"valueQuantity": {
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"unit": "10*12/L",
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
},
"specimen": {
"reference": "Specimen/UKCore-Specimen-BloodSpecimen-Example"
},
"referenceRange": [
{
"low": {
"value": 4
},
"high": {
"value": 5.9
}
}
]
}
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