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| Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Standards Status: Informative | Compartments: Device, Encounter, Group, Patient, Practitioner |
Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)
An example showing use of a panel
{
"resourceType" : "DiagnosticReport",
"id" : "lipid-panel-example",
"meta" : {
"profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/lipids-diagnostic-report"]
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\">\n <h3>Lipid Report for Wile. E. COYOTE (MRN: 23453) issued 3-Mar 2009 14:26</h3>\n <pre>\nTest Units Value Reference Range\nCholesterol mmol/L 6.3 <4.5\nTriglyceride mmol/L 1.3 <2.0\nHDL Cholesterol mmol/L 1.3 >1.5\nLDL Chol. (calc) mmol/L 4.2 <3.0\n </pre>\n <p>Acme Laboratory, Inc signed: Dr Pete Pathologist</p>\n </div>"
},
"contained" : [{
"resourceType" : "Observation",
"id" : "cholesterol",
"status" : "final",
"category" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
"code" : "laboratory",
"display" : "Laboratory"
}]
}],
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "35200-5",
"display" : "Cholesterol [Mass or Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma"
}]
},
"subject" : {
"reference" : "Patient/pat2"
},
"effectiveDateTime" : "2011-03-04T08:30:00+11:00",
"performer" : [{
"reference" : "Organization/1832473e-2fe0-452d-abe9-3cdb9879522f",
"display" : "Acme Laboratory, Inc"
}],
"valueQuantity" : {
"value" : 6.3,
"unit" : "mmol/L",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "mmol/L"
},
"interpretation" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation",
"code" : "H",
"display" : "High"
}]
}],
"note" : [{
"text" : "Patient reported having eaten fatty foods the day before."
}],
"referenceRange" : [{
"high" : {
"value" : 4.5,
"unit" : "mmol/l",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "mmol/L"
},
"text" : "High Risk at or above 4.5 mmol/L (Per Australian NHF Recommendations)"
}]
},
{
"resourceType" : "Observation",
"id" : "triglyceride",
"status" : "final",
"category" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
"code" : "laboratory",
"display" : "Laboratory"
}]
}],
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "35217-9",
"display" : "Triglyceride [Mass or Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma"
}],
"text" : "Triglyceride"
},
"subject" : {
"reference" : "Patient/pat2"
},
"effectiveDateTime" : "2011-03-04T08:30:00+11:00",
"performer" : [{
"reference" : "Organization/1832473e-2fe0-452d-abe9-3cdb9879522f",
"display" : "Acme Laboratory, Inc"
}],
"valueQuantity" : {
"value" : 1.3,
"unit" : "mmol/L",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "mmol/L"
},
"interpretation" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation",
"code" : "N",
"display" : "Normal"
}]
}],
"referenceRange" : [{
"high" : {
"value" : 2.0,
"unit" : "mmol/L",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "mmol/L"
},
"text" : "Normal range: less than 2.0 mmol/L"
}]
},
{
"resourceType" : "Observation",
"id" : "hdlcholesterol",
"status" : "final",
"category" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
"code" : "laboratory",
"display" : "Laboratory"
}]
}],
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "2085-9",
"display" : "Cholesterol in HDL [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma"
}],
"text" : "Cholesterol in HDL"
},
"subject" : {
"reference" : "Patient/pat2"
},
"effectiveDateTime" : "2011-03-04T08:30:00+11:00",
"performer" : [{
"reference" : "Organization/1832473e-2fe0-452d-abe9-3cdb9879522f",
"display" : "Acme Laboratory, Inc"
}],
"valueQuantity" : {
"value" : 1.3,
"unit" : "mmol/L",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "mmol/L"
},
"interpretation" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation",
"code" : "L",
"display" : "Low"
}]
}],
"referenceRange" : [{
"low" : {
"value" : 1.5,
"unit" : "mmol/L",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "mmol/L"
},
"text" : "Desirable: greater than 1.5 mmol/L"
}]
},
{
"resourceType" : "Observation",
"id" : "ldlcholesterol",
"status" : "final",
"category" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
"code" : "laboratory",
"display" : "Laboratory"
}]
}],
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "13457-7",
"display" : "Cholesterol in LDL [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma by calculation"
}],
"text" : "LDL Chol. (Calc)"
},
"subject" : {
"reference" : "Patient/pat2"
},
"effectiveDateTime" : "2011-03-04T08:30:00+11:00",
"performer" : [{
"reference" : "Organization/1832473e-2fe0-452d-abe9-3cdb9879522f",
"display" : "Acme Laboratory, Inc"
}],
"valueQuantity" : {
"value" : 4.6,
"unit" : "mmol/L",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "mmol/L"
},
"interpretation" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation",
"code" : "H",
"display" : "High"
}]
}],
"referenceRange" : [{
"high" : {
"value" : 3.0,
"unit" : "mmol/L",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "mmol/L"
},
"text" : "Optimal: less than 3.0 mmol/L"
}]
}],
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "http://acme.com/lab/reports",
"value" : "5234342"
}],
"status" : "final",
"category" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0074",
"code" : "HM",
"display" : "Hematology"
}]
}],
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "57698-3",
"display" : "Lipid panel with direct LDL - Serum or Plasma"
}],
"text" : "Lipid Panel"
},
"subject" : {
"reference" : "Patient/pat2",
"display" : "Wile E. Coyote"
},
"effectiveDateTime" : "2011-03-04T08:30:00+11:00",
"issued" : "2013-01-27T11:45:33+11:00",
"performer" : [{
"reference" : "Organization/1832473e-2fe0-452d-abe9-3cdb9879522f",
"display" : "Acme Laboratory, Inc"
}],
"result" : [{
"reference" : "#cholesterol"
},
{
"reference" : "#triglyceride"
},
{
"reference" : "#hdlcholesterol"
},
{
"reference" : "#ldlcholesterol"
}],
"conclusion" : "Patient has elevated total cholesterol and LDL levels with borderline low HDL. Recommend lifestyle modifications and consideration of lipid-lowering therapy."
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.
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