Real-world patient example (id = "f203")

Raw XML

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
 <name><!--  Kind of observation = Bicarbonate  -->
    <coding>   
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
        <code value="365722008"/>
        <display value="Bicarbonate level"/>
     </coding>
 </name>
 <valueQuantity><!--  Bicarbonate=28mmol/L  -->
    <value value="28"/>
    <units value="mmol/L"/>
    <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
    <code value="258813002"/>
 </valueQuantity>
 <interpretation>
    <coding>   
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
        <code value="166698001"/>
        <display value="Serum bicarbonate level normal"/>    
    </coding>  
     <coding>
         <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078"/>
         <code value="N"/>
     </coding>
 </interpretation>
 <issued value="2013-04-04T14:34:00+01:00"/><!--  Bicarbonate was measured on April fourth  -->
 <status value="final"/><!--  The observation is complete  -->
 <reliability value="ok"/><!--  No reliability concerns  -->
 <method><!--  Method was serum measurement  -->
    <coding>   
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
        <code value="271239003"/>
        <display value="Serum bicarbonate measurement"/> 
    </coding>   
 </method>
 <identifier>
    <label value="Bicarbonaat value of Roel on April 2013 - 03720"/>
    <system value="https://intranet.aumc.nl/labvalues"/><!--  Does not exist  -->
    <key value="1304-03720-Bicarbonate"/>
 </identifier>
 <subject><!--  It entails Roel's Bicarbonate level  -->
     <type value="Patient"/>
     <reference value="patient/@f201"/>
     <display value="Roel"/>
 </subject>
 <performer><!--  The bicarbonate level was measured by Luigi Maas  -->     
     <type value="Practitioner"/>
     <reference value="practitioner/@f202"/>
     <display value="Luigi Maas"/>
 </performer>
 <referenceRange><!--  Healthy bicarbonate level ranges from 22mmol/L to 29mmol/L  --> 
    <meaning>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
            <code value="260395002"/>
            <display value="Normal range"/> 
        </coding>
    </meaning>
    <rangeRange>
        <low> 
            <value value="22"/>
        </low>
        <high>
            <value value="29"/>
        </high>
    </rangeRange>
 </referenceRange>
</Observation>