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Example Observation/body-weight-with-arabic-code (XML)

Orders and Observations Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: InformativeCompartments: Device, Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson

Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)

Observation example demonstrating internationalization (Arabic) (id = "body-weight-with-arabic-code")

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="body-weight-with-arabic-code"/> 
  <status value="final"/> 
  <category> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category"/> 
      <code value="vital-signs"/> 
      <display value="Vital Signs"/> 
    </coding> 
  </category> 
  <category> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://loinc.org"/> 
      <code value="29463-7"/> 
      <!--   "interoperability category" LOINC code (methodless)   -->
      <display value="Body Weight"/> 
    </coding> 
  </category> 
  <code> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://loinc.org"/> 
      <code value="3141-9"/> 
      <!--   more specific method = measured LOINC   -->
      <display value="Body weight Measured"/> 
    </coding> 
    <!--   SNOMED CT Codes - becoming more common   -->
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
      <code value="27113001"/> 
      <display value="Body weight"/> 
    </coding> 
    <!--   Also, a local code specific to the source system   -->
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://acme.org/devices/clinical-codes"/> 
      <code value="body-weight"/> 
      <display value="Body Weight"/> 
    </coding> 
    <!--   Plus, a local code and display for body weight in Arabic   -->
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://i18n.example/rtl-code/"/> 
      <code value="وزن-الجسم"/> 
      <display value="وزن الجسم"/> 
    </coding> 
  </code> 
  <subject> 
    <reference value="Patient/example"/> 
  </subject> 
  <encounter> 
    <reference value="Encounter/example"/> 
  </encounter> 
  <effectiveDateTime value="2016-03-28"/> 
  <valueQuantity> 
    <value value="185"/> 
    <unit value="lbs"/> 
    <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
    <code value="[lb_av]"/> 
  </valueQuantity> 
</Observation> 

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.