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Observations
In this page you can find examples for every type of measurement taken.
{
"category": [
{
"coding": [
{
"code": "vital-signs",
"display": "Vital Signs",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category"
}
],
"text": "Vital Signs"
}
],
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "blood_pressure",
"display": "blood_pressure",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
],
"text": "blood_pressure"
},
"component": [
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "8480-6",
"display": "systolic_blood_pressure",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "mmHg",
"value": 141
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "8462-4",
"display": "diastolic_blood_pressure",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "mmHg",
"value": 83
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "8867-4",
"display": "heart_rate",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "bpm",
"value": 75
}
}
],
"context": {
"reference": "08281fa8-d8f2-4cac-b46b-d9cd951058e9"
},
"device": {
"display": "blood_pressure_monitor",
"reference": "5c98c120184d54001718d5ce"
},
"effectiveDateTime": "2019-12-10T17:24:04.227Z",
"resourceType": "Observation",
"status": "final"
}
Some weight scales can measure the height and calculate the bmi of a patient. In this case the observation will not have the same loinc code and will contain components. See the two tabs below for more details.
Weight only
Weight + Height
{
"category": [
{
"coding": [
{
"code": "vital-signs",
"display": "Vital Signs",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category"
}
],
"text": "Vital Signs"
}
],
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "29463-7",
"display": "body_weight",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
],
"text": "Poids"
},
"context": {
"reference": "08281fa8-d8f2-4cac-b46b-d9cd951058e9"
},
"device": {
"display": "body_scale",
"reference": "59fc6fcc0639bb000fe98d23"
},
"effectiveDateTime": "2019-12-10T17:34:27.297Z",
"resourceType": "observation",
"status": "final",
"valueQuantity": {
"code": "kg",
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "kg",
"value": 66.3
}
}
{
"category": [
{
"coding": [
{
"code": "vital-signs",
"display": "Vital Signs",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category"
}
],
"text": "Vital Signs"
}
],
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "34565-2",
"display": "body_weight_and_height",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
],
"text": "Taille & poids"
},
"component": [
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "29463-7",
"display": "body_weight",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "kg",
"value": 80.0
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "8302-2",
"display": "body_height",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "cm",
"value": 183
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "39156-5",
"display": "body_mass_index",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "kg/m^2",
"value": 23.9
}
}
],
"context": {
"reference": "ce0abea5-1c60-4b60-921c-2f6179b9bf4c"
},
"device": {
"display": "body_scale",
"reference": "84075"
},
"effectiveDateTime": "2021-04-30T14:01:41+02:00",
"resourceType": "Observation",
"status": "final"
}
{
"category": [
{
"coding": [
{
"code": "vital-signs",
"display": "Vital Signs",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category"
}
],
"text": "Vital Signs"
}
],
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "8310-5",
"display": "body_temperature",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
],
"text": "Température"
},
"context": {
"reference": "08281fa8-d8f2-4cac-b46b-d9cd951058e9"
},
"device": {
"display": "thermometer",
"reference": "5d1a2fefa37f4d0017966643"
},
"effectiveDateTime": "2019-12-10T17:40:19.093Z",
"resourceType": "observation",
"status": "final",
"valueQuantity": {
"code": "C",
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "C",
"value": 37.1
}
}
{
"category": [
{
"coding": [
{
"code": "vital-signs",
"display": "Vital Signs",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category"
}
],
"text": "Vital Signs"
}
],
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "41653-7",
"display": "blood_glucose",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
],
"text": "Glycémie"
},
"context": {
"reference": "08281fa8-d8f2-4cac-b46b-d9cd951058e9"
},
"device": {
"display": "blood_glucose_monitor",
"reference": "5d9e60277d821300179a60b5"
},
"effectiveDateTime": "2019-12-10T17:41:04.980Z",
"resourceType": "observation",
"status": "final",
"valueQuantity": {
"code": "mg/dL",
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "mg/dL",
"value": 105
}
}
{
"category": [
{
"coding": [
{
"code": "vital-signs",
"display": "Vital Signs",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category"
}
],
"text": "Vital Signs"
}
],
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "59408-5",
"display": "oxygen_saturation",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
],
"text": "Saturation pulsée"
},
"component": [
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "8867-4",
"display": "heart_rate",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "bpm",
"value": 80
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "59408-5",
"display": "oxygen_saturation",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "%",
"value": 95
}
}
],
"context": {
"reference": "4d4b38d3-8f67-4117-80bd-3614bf1e33e2"
},
"device": {
"display": "pulse_oximeter",
"reference": "5d7a3d422ef0ed00174438a6"
},
"effectiveDateTime": "2019-12-10T17:49:06.847Z",
"resourceType": "Observation",
"status": "final"
}
{
"category": [
{
"coding": [
{
"code": "vital-signs",
"display": "Vital Signs",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category"
}
],
"text": "Vital Signs"
}
],
"component": [
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "19872-1",
"display": "FVC",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "L",
"value": 8.11
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "20150-9",
"display": "FEV1",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "L",
"value": 5.56
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "33452-4",
"display": "PEF",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "Lsec",
"value": 6.49
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "65823-7",
"display": "FEF75",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "Lsec",
"value": 3.31
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "19926-5",
"display": "FEV1FVC",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "Percent",
"value": 68.6
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "65821-1",
"display": "FEF25",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "Lsec",
"value": 5.56
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "65822-9",
"display": "FEF50",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"valueQuantity": {
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"unit": "Lsec",
"value": 5.29
}
}
],
"resourceType": "Observation",
"status": "final"
}
{
"category": [
{
"coding": [
{
"code": "vital-signs",
"display": "Vital Signs",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category"
}
],
"text": "Vital Signs"
}
],
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"code": "34534-8",
"system": "http://loinc.org"
}
]
},
"device": {
"reference": "Device/12456"
},
"effectiveDateTime": "2021-03-08T14:43:17",
"resourceType": "Observation",
"status": "final",
"valueAttachment": {
"url": "C:\\Users\\your\\path\\to\\the\\document.pdf"
}
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