HL7 Europe Laboratory Report
0.2.0-ci - ci-build 150

HL7 Europe Laboratory Report, published by HL7 Europe. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.0-ci built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7-eu/laboratory/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Data Type Profile: Ratio (Eu Lab)

Official URL: http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Ratio-eu-lab Version: 0.2.0-ci
Draft as of 2025-03-22 Computable Name: RatioEuLab

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This profile constrains the Ratio data type to use UCUM as the code system for units and optionally share measurement uncertainty

This profile of the Ratio data type imposes the usage of the UCUM as the code system for units and allows expressing uncertainty of measurement

Usage:

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Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Ratio C 0..* RatioIPS A measured ratio using UCUM
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
rat-1: Numerator and denominator SHALL both be present, or both are absent. If both are absent, there SHALL be some extension present
... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
.... extension:uncertainty 0..1 decimal Standard Deviation (same units as the quantity)
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-uncertainty
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
.... extension:uncertaintyType 0..1 code Probability Distribution Type for uncertainty
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-uncertaintyType
Binding: ProbabilityDistributionType (required)
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
... numerator SΣ 0..1 QuantityIPS Numerator value
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
... denominator SΣ 0..1 QuantityIPS Denominator value
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
: extension.exists() != value.exists()
rat-1errorRatioNumerator and denominator SHALL both be present, or both are absent. If both are absent, there SHALL be some extension present
: (numerator.empty() xor denominator.exists()) and (numerator.exists() or extension.exists())

 

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