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Orders and Observations   Work Group | Maturity Level: 5 | Informative | Use Context: Not Intended for Production use | 
This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.
Summary
| Defining URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/referencerange-meaning | 
| Name: | Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes | 
| Definition: | This value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the meaning/use of a reference range for a particular target population. | 
| Committee: | Orders and Observations   Work Group | 
| OID: | 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.384 (for OID based terminology systems) | 
| Source Resource | XML / JSON | 
This value set is used in the following places:
This value set includes codes from the following code systems:
http://hl7.org/fhir/referencerange-meaning
This expansion generated 19 Apr 2017
This value set contains 13 concepts
Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/referencerange-meaning version 3.0.2
All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/referencerange-meaning
| Code | Display | Definition | 
| type | Type | General types of reference range. | 
| normal | Normal Range | Based on 95th percentile for the relevant control population. | 
| recommended | Recommended Range | The range that is recommended by a relevant professional body. | 
| treatment | Treatment Range | The range at which treatment would/should be considered. | 
| therapeutic | Therapeutic Desired Level | The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes. | 
| pre | Pre Therapeutic Desired Level | The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately before administration. | 
| post | Post Therapeutic Desired Level | The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately after administration. | 
| endocrine | Endocrine | Endocrine related states that change the expected value. | 
| pre-puberty | Pre-Puberty | An expected range in an individual prior to puberty. | 
| follicular | Follicular Stage | An expected range in an individual during the follicular stage of the cycle. | 
| midcycle | MidCycle | An expected range in an individual during the follicular stage of the cycle. | 
| luteal | Luteal | An expected range in an individual during the luteal stage of the cycle. | 
| postmeopausal | Post-Menopause | An expected range in an individual post-menopause. | 
See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.
Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:
| Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies | 
| Source | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere) | 
| Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract') | 
| Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application | 
| Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept | 
| Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |