This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v0.11: DSTU 1 Ballot 3). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R5 R4B R4 R3 R2
Real-world patient example (id = "f204")
<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <name><!-- Kind of observation = Creatinine --> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="365756002"/> <display value="Creatinine level"/> </coding> </name> <valueQuantity><!-- Creatinine=122mmol/L --> <value value="122"/> <units value="umol/L"/> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="258814008"/> </valueQuantity> <interpretation> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="166717003"/> <display value="Serum creatinine raised"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078"/> <code value="H"/> </coding> </interpretation> <issued value="2013-04-04T14:34:00+01:00"/><!-- Creatinine 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="113075003"/> <display value="Creatinine measurement, serum"/> </coding> </method> <identifier> <label value="Creatinine value of Roel on April 2013 - 03720"/> <system value="https://intranet.aumc.nl/labvalues"/><!-- Does not exist --> <key value="1304-03720-Creatinine"/> </identifier> <subject><!-- It entails Roel's Creatinine level --> <type value="Patient"/> <reference value="patient/@f201"/> <display value="Roel"/> </subject> <performer><!-- The creatinine level was measured by Luigi Maas --> <type value="Practitioner"/> <reference value="practitioner/@f202"/> <display value="Luigi Maas"/> </performer> <referenceRange><!-- Healthy creatinine level ranges from 64umol/L to 104umol/L --> <meaning> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="260395002"/> <display value="Normal range"/> </coding> </meaning> <rangeRange> <low> <value value="64"/> </low> <high> <value value="104"/> </high> </rangeRange> </referenceRange> </Observation>