Release 5

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Example Observation/f205 (XML)

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

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Real-world patient - estimated gfr (id = "f205")

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

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="f205"/> 
  <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative: Observation</b> <a name="f205"> </a> </p> <div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border:
       1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Resource Observation &quot;f205&quot; </p> </div> <p> <b> identifier</b> : id: 1304-03720-eGFR</p> <p> <b> status</b> : <span title="   eGFR was measured on April fourth   ">final</span> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Glomerular filtration rate/1.73 sq M.predicted [Volume Rate/Area] in Serum or
         Plasma by Creatinine-based formula (MDRD) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a> #33914-3)</span> </p> <p> <b> subject</b> : <a href="patient-example-f201-roel.html">Patient/f201: Roel</a>  &quot;Roel&quot;</p> <p> <b> issued</b> : 5 Apr 2013, 12:34:00 am</p> <p> <b> performer</b> : <a href="practitioner-example-f202-lm.html">Practitioner/f202: Luigi Maas</a>  &quot;Luigi Maas&quot;</p> <p> <b> interpretation</b> : <span title="  no value element since have only component values and unable to interpret results
         needs clinical interpretation  ">interpretation of results should be assigned based upon the level of kindey function
           <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> ()</span> </span> </p> <p> <b> note</b> : GFR estimating equations developed by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease
         (MDRD) Study Group and the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI)....</p> <p> <b> method</b> : <span title="   The observation is complete   &amp;#10;   No reliability concerns   ">MDRD <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #702668005)</span> </span> </p> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Glomerular filtration rate/1.73 sq M predicted among blacks [Volume Rate/?Area]
           in Serum or Plasma by Creatinine-based formula (MDRD) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a> #48643-1)</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : &gt;60 mL/min/1.73m2<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code mL/min/{1.73_m2} = 'mL/min/{1.73_m2}')</span> </p> <h3> ReferenceRanges</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Low</b> </td> <td> <b> AppliesTo</b> </td> <td> <b> Age</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> 60 mL/min/1.73m2<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code mL/min/{1.73_m2} = 'mL/min/{1.73_m2}')</span> </td> <td> non-black/african-american <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> ()</span> </td> <td> 18-? yrs</td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Glomerular filtration rate/1.73 sq M predicted among non-blacks [Volume Rate/Area]
           in Serum or Plasma by Creatinine-based formula (MDRD) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a> #48642-3)</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : 60 mL/min/1.73m2<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code mL/min/{1.73_m2} = 'mL/min/{1.73_m2}')</span> </p> <h3> ReferenceRanges</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Low</b> </td> <td> <b> Age</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> 60 mL/min/1.73m2<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code mL/min/{1.73_m2} = 'mL/min/{1.73_m2}')</span> </td> <td> 18-? yrs</td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> </div> </text> <identifier> 
    <system value="https://intranet.aumc.nl/labvalues"/>     <!--     Does not exist     --><value value="1304-03720-eGFR"/> 
  </identifier>     <!--     eGFR was measured on April fourth     --><status value="final"/> 
  <code>     <!--     Kind of observation = eGFR     --><coding> 
      <system value="http://loinc.org"/> 
      <code value="33914-3"/> 
      <display value="Glomerular filtration rate/1.73 sq M.predicted [Volume Rate/Area] in Serum or Plasma
       by Creatinine-based formula (MDRD)"/> 
    </coding> 
  </code> 
  <subject> 
    <reference value="Patient/f201"/> 
    <display value="Roel"/> 
  </subject> 
  <issued value="2013-04-04T14:34:00+01:00"/> 
  <performer> 
    <reference value="Practitioner/f202"/> 
    <display value="Luigi Maas"/> 
  </performer>     <!--    no value element since have only component values and unable to interpret results
   needs clinical interpretation    --><interpretation> 
    <text value="interpretation of results should be assigned based upon the level of kindey function"/> 
  </interpretation> 
  <note> <text value="GFR estimating equations developed by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease
     (MDRD) Study Group and the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI)...."/> </note>     <!--     The observation is complete     -->    <!--     No reliability concerns     --><method>     <!--     Method was MDRD     --><coding> 
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
      <code value="702668005"/> 
      <display value="MDRD"/> 
    </coding> 
  </method>     <!--     The MDRD equation does require race (African American or non-African American),
   which also might not be readily available. For this reason, eGFR values for both
   African Americans and non-African Americans are reported. so use component elements
   here    --><component> 
    <code>     <!--     Kind of observation = eGFR for AA     --><coding> 
        <system value="http://loinc.org"/> 
        <code value="48643-1"/> 
        <display value="Glomerular filtration rate/1.73 sq M predicted among blacks [Volume Rate/?Area]
         in Serum or Plasma by Creatinine-based formula (MDRD)"/> 
      </coding> 
    </code> 
    <valueQuantity>     <!--     eGFR=54mL/min/1.73m2     --><value value="60"/> 
      <comparator value="&gt;"/> 
      <unit value="mL/min/1.73m2"/> 
      <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
      <code value="mL/min/{1.73_m2}"/> 
    </valueQuantity> 
    <referenceRange> 
      <low> 
        <value value="60"/> 
        <unit value="mL/min/1.73m2"/> 
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
        <code value="mL/min/{1.73_m2}"/> 
      </low> 
      <appliesTo> 
        <text value="non-black/african-american"/> 
      </appliesTo> 
      <age> 
        <low> 
          <value value="18"/> 
          <unit value="yrs"/> 
          <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
          <code value="a"/> 
        </low> 
      </age> 
    </referenceRange> 
  </component> 
  <component> 
    <code>     <!--     Kind of observation = eGFR for non AA     --><coding> 
        <system value="http://loinc.org"/> 
        <code value="48642-3"/> 
        <display value="Glomerular filtration rate/1.73 sq M predicted among non-blacks [Volume Rate/Area]
         in Serum or Plasma by Creatinine-based formula (MDRD)"/> 
      </coding> 
    </code> 
    <valueQuantity>     <!--     eGFR=54mL/min/1.73m2     --><value value="60"/> 
      <unit value="mL/min/1.73m2"/> 
      <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
      <code value="mL/min/{1.73_m2}"/> 
    </valueQuantity> 
    <referenceRange> 
      <low> 
        <value value="60"/> 
        <unit value="mL/min/1.73m2"/> 
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
        <code value="mL/min/{1.73_m2}"/> 
      </low> 
      <age> 
        <low> 
          <value value="18"/> 
          <unit value="yrs"/> 
          <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
          <code value="a"/> 
        </low> 
      </age> 
    </referenceRange> 
  </component> 
</Observation> 

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