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Example of observationdefinition
{
"resourceType" : "ObservationDefinition",
"id" : "example",
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "oo"
}],
"status" : "active",
"publisher" : "HL7 International / Orders and Observations",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders"
}]
}],
"category" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
"code" : "laboratory"
}]
}],
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "13980-8",
"display" : "Albumin/Protein.total in Serum or Plasma by Electrophoresis"
}]
},
"permittedDataType" : ["Quantity"],
"multipleResultsAllowed" : false,
"method" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "115341008",
"display" : "Total measurement"
}]
},
"preferredReportName" : "Serum albumin/Protein total",
"permittedUnit" : [{
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "%",
"display" : "%"
}],
"qualifiedValue" : [{
"context" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/referencerange-meaning",
"code" : "normal",
"display" : "Normal Range"
}]
},
"rangeCategory" : "reference",
"range" : {
"low" : {
"value" : 50
}
}
},
{
"context" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/referencerange-meaning",
"code" : "normal",
"display" : "Normal Range"
}]
},
"rangeCategory" : "critical",
"range" : {
"high" : {
"value" : 40
}
}
}]
}
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.