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Real-world patient example (id = "f003")

Raw XML

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <name>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://loinc.org"/>
            <code value="11557-6"/>
            <display value="Carbon dioxide in blood"/>
        </coding>
    </name>
    <valueQuantity>
        <value value="6.2"/>
        <units value="mm[Hg]"/>
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>
        <code value="mm[Hg]"/>
    </valueQuantity>
    <interpretation>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078"/>
            <code value="A"/>
            <display value="abnormal"/>
        </coding>
    </interpretation>
    <appliesPeriod>
        <start value="2013-04-02T10:30:10+01:00"/>
        <end value="2013-04-05T10:30:10+01:00"/>
    </appliesPeriod>
    <issued value="2013-04-03T15:30:10+01:00"/>
    <status value="final"/> <!--   urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.7   -->
    <reliability value="ok"/> <!--   2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.118   -->
    <bodySite>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
            <code value="308046002"/>
            <display value="Superficial forearm vein"/>
        </coding>
    </bodySite>
    <method>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
            <code value="120220003"/>
            <display value="Injection to forearm"/>
        </coding>
    </method>
    <identifier>
        <use value="official"/>
        <system value="http://www.bmc.nl/zorgportal/identifiers/observations"/> 
        <key value="6325"/>
    </identifier>
    <subject>
        <type value="Patient"/> 
        <reference value="patient/@f001"/>
        <display value="P. van de Heuvel"/>
    </subject>
    <performer>
        <type value="Practitioner"/> 
        <reference value="practitioner/@f005"/>
        <display value="A. Langeveld"/>
    </performer>
    <referenceRange>
        <rangeRange>
            <low>
                <value value="7.1"/>
                <units value="mmol/l"/>
                <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>
                <code value="mmol/l"/>
            </low>
            <high>
                <value value="11.2"/>
                <units value="mmol/l"/>
                <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>
                <code value="mmol/l"/>
            </high>
        </rangeRange>
    </referenceRange>
</Observation>