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Definition for Code SystemSubstanceMeasurementTypeExample
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "substance-measurement-type",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2026-06-23T16:20:19.822+00:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem substance-measurement-type</b></p><a name=\"substance-measurement-type\"> </a><a name=\"hcsubstance-measurement-type\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/substance-measurement-type</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ic50<a name=\"substance-measurement-type-ic50\"> </a></td><td>IC50</td><td>Half maximal inhibitory concentration.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ec50<a name=\"substance-measurement-type-ec50\"> </a></td><td>EC50</td><td>Half maximal effective concentration.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">kd<a name=\"substance-measurement-type-kd\"> </a></td><td>Kd</td><td>Equilibrium dissociation constant.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">ki<a name=\"substance-measurement-type-ki\"> </a></td><td>Ki</td><td>Inhibition constant.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">km<a name=\"substance-measurement-type-km\"> </a></td><td>Km</td><td>Michaelis constant.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">kon<a name=\"substance-measurement-type-kon\"> </a></td><td>Kon</td><td>Association rate constant.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">koff<a name=\"substance-measurement-type-koff\"> </a></td><td>Koff</td><td>Dissociation rate constant.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">mole-ratio<a name=\"substance-measurement-type-mole-ratio\"> </a></td><td>Mole ratio</td><td>Ratio expressed in moles.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">weight-ratio<a name=\"substance-measurement-type-weight-ratio\"> </a></td><td>Weight ratio</td><td>Ratio expressed by weight (mass).</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "brr"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "informative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 1
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/substance-measurement-type",
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot4",
"name" : "SubstanceMeasurementTypeExample",
"title" : "Substance Measurement Type",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : true,
"date" : "2026-06-23",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
}],
"description" : "The kind of numeric measurement being recorded for a substance amount or relationship, e.g. IC50, Kd, mole ratio.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/substance-measurement-type",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "ic50",
"display" : "IC50",
"definition" : "Half maximal inhibitory concentration."
},
{
"code" : "ec50",
"display" : "EC50",
"definition" : "Half maximal effective concentration."
},
{
"code" : "kd",
"display" : "Kd",
"definition" : "Equilibrium dissociation constant."
},
{
"code" : "ki",
"display" : "Ki",
"definition" : "Inhibition constant."
},
{
"code" : "km",
"display" : "Km",
"definition" : "Michaelis constant."
},
{
"code" : "kon",
"display" : "Kon",
"definition" : "Association rate constant."
},
{
"code" : "koff",
"display" : "Koff",
"definition" : "Dissociation rate constant."
},
{
"code" : "mole-ratio",
"display" : "Mole ratio",
"definition" : "Ratio expressed in moles."
},
{
"code" : "weight-ratio",
"display" : "Weight ratio",
"definition" : "Ratio expressed by weight (mass)."
}]
}
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.