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Clinical assessment tool example - GCS with individual score as components
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
@prefix loinc: <https://loinc.org/rdf/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
# - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# This is an example of a Glasgow Coma Score using components to group the measurements source http://www.choa.org/~/media/CHOA/Documents/Services/Concussion/Concussion-glasgow-coma-scale.pdf
#
<http://hl7.org/fhir/Observation/glasgow> a fhir:Observation ;
fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ;
fhir:id [ fhir:v "glasgow"] ; #
fhir:status [ fhir:v "final"] ; # the mandatory quality flags:
fhir:code [
fhir:coding ( [
a loinc:9269-2 ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "9269-2" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Glasgow coma score total" ]
] ) ; # LOINC - always recommended to have a LOINC code
fhir:text [ fhir:v "Glasgow Coma Scale , (GCS)" ]
] ; #
# Observations are often coded in multiple code systems.
# - LOINC
# - or SNOMED
# -and/or the source system may provides its own "local" code, which may be less or more granular than LOINC.
# In this example there is only LOINC.
# The LOINC definitions already have "built" into their definitions, and the codes can be combined with ordinalValue extensions to achieve a score.
#
fhir:subject [
fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/Patient/example> ;
fhir:reference [ fhir:v "Patient/example" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Peter James Chalmers" ]
] ; #
fhir:effective [
a fhir:dateTime ;
fhir:v "2014-12-11T04:44:16Z"^^xsd:dateTime
] ; #
fhir:value [
a fhir:Quantity ;
fhir:value [ fhir:v "13"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "{score}" ]
] ; # In FHIR, units may be represented twice. Once in the
# agreed human representation, and once in a coded form.
# In this example the UCUM unit is provided but no human representation since this is often not displayed
#
fhir:referenceRange ( [
fhir:high [
fhir:value [ fhir:v "8"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "{score}" ]
] ;
fhir:type [
fhir:text [ fhir:v "Severe TBI" ]
] # meaning as text
] [
fhir:low [
fhir:value [ fhir:v "9"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "{score}" ]
] ;
fhir:high [
fhir:value [ fhir:v "12"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "{score}" ]
] ;
fhir:type [
fhir:text [ fhir:v "Moderate TBI" ]
] # meaning as text
] [
fhir:low [
fhir:value [ fhir:v "13"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "{score}" ]
] ;
fhir:type [
fhir:text [ fhir:v "Mild TBI" ]
] # meaning as text
] ) ; #
fhir:component ( [
fhir:code [
fhir:coding ( [
a loinc:9268-4 ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "9268-4" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Glasgow coma score motor" ]
] ) ;
fhir:text [ fhir:v "GCS Motor" ]
] ;
fhir:value [
a fhir:CodeableConcept ;
fhir:coding ( [
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://example.org/codes"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "5" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Localizes painful stimuli" ]
] [
a loinc:LA6566-9 ;
fhir:extension ( [
fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemWeight"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:value [
a fhir:decimal ;
fhir:v "5"^^xsd:decimal
] # from Element: extension
] ) ; # This example has the extension which maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary in the Observation resource , 0..1 Value of extension
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "LA6566-9" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Localizing pain" ]
] ) ;
fhir:text [ fhir:v "5 (Localizes painful stimuli)" ]
]
] [
fhir:code [
fhir:coding ( [
a loinc:9270-0 ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "9270-0" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Glasgow coma score verbal" ]
] ) ;
fhir:text [ fhir:v "GSC Verbal" ]
] ;
fhir:value [
a fhir:CodeableConcept ;
fhir:coding ( [
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://example.org/codes"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "4" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Confused, disoriented" ]
] [
a loinc:LA6560-2 ;
fhir:extension ( [
fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemWeight"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:value [
a fhir:decimal ;
fhir:v "4"^^xsd:decimal
] # from Element: extension
] ) ; # This example has the extension which maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary in the Observation resource , 0..1 Value of extension
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "LA6560-2" ] ; # technicallly the code is '5' and the LA is the identifier to do hav e both would require an extention
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Confused" ]
] ) ;
fhir:text [ fhir:v "4 (Confused, disoriented)" ]
]
] [
fhir:code [
fhir:coding ( [
a loinc:9267-6 ;
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "9267-6" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Glasgow coma score eye opening" ]
] ) ;
fhir:text [ fhir:v "Eyes" ]
] ;
fhir:value [
a fhir:CodeableConcept ;
fhir:coding ( [
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://example.org/codes"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "4" ] ;
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Opens eyes spontaneously" ]
] [
a loinc:LA6556-0 ;
fhir:extension ( [
fhir:url [ fhir:v "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemWeight"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:value [
a fhir:decimal ;
fhir:v "4"^^xsd:decimal
] # from Element: extension
] ) ; # This example has the extension which maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary in the Observation resource , 0..1 Value of extension
fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
fhir:code [ fhir:v "LA6556-0" ] ; # technicallly the code is '4' and the LA is the identifier to do hav e both would require an extention
fhir:display [ fhir:v "Eyes open spontaneously" ]
] ) ;
fhir:text [ fhir:v "4 (Opens eyes spontaneously)" ]
]
] ) . # Using components since these measurements are typically reported and interpreted together , GCS motor Component
<http://hl7.org/fhir/Patient/example> a fhir:Patient .
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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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