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Real-world patient example (id = "f004")
<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <name> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="28540-3"/> <display value="Erythrocyte concentration"/> </coding> </name> <valueQuantity> <value value="18.7"/> <units value="g/dl"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="g/dl"/> </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="6326"/> </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="32"/> <units value="g/dl"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="g/dl"/> </low> <high> <value value="36"/> <units value="g/dl"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="g/dl"/> </high> </rangeRange> </referenceRange> </Observation>