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Real-world patient example (id = "f205")
<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <name><!-- Kind of observation = EGFR --> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="409402009"/> <display value="Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor"/> </coding> </name> <valueQuantity><!-- EGFR=54mL/min --> <value value="54"/> <units value="mL/min"/> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="258859000"/> </valueQuantity> <interpretation> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="427038005"/> <display value="Negative for epidermal growth factor receptor expression (Non-small cell lung cancer)"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078"/> <code value="NEG"/> </coding> </interpretation> <issued value="2013-04-04T14:34:00+01:00"/><!-- EGFR 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="129266000"/> <display value="Measurement"/> </coding> </method> <identifier> <label value="eGFR value of Roel on April 2013 - 03720"/> <system value="https://intranet.aumc.nl/labvalues"/><!-- Does not exist --> <key value="1304-03720-eGFR"/> </identifier> <subject><!-- It entails Roel's Creatinine level --> <type value="Patient"/> <reference value="patient/@f201"/> <display value="Roel"/> </subject> <performer><!-- by Luigi Maas --> <type value="Practitioner"/> <reference value="practitioner/@f202"/> <display value="Luigi Maas"/> </performer> <referenceRange><!-- Non-small cell lung cancer is suspected with EGFR > 60mL/min --> <meaning> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="426964009"/> <display value="Non-small cell carcinoma"/> </coding> </meaning> <rangeQuantity> <value value="60"/> <comparator value=">"/> </rangeQuantity> </referenceRange> </Observation>