http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ObservationDefinition|4.0.1
Set of definitional characteristics for a kind of observation or measurement produced or consumed by an orderable health care service.
| Name | Flags | Card | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ObservationDefinition | 0..* | Definition of an observation | ||
Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Category of observation ObservationCategory (example) | |
Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of observation (code / type) ObservationCode (example) | |
Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business identifier for this ObservationDefinition instance | |
| 0..* | code | Quantity | CodeableConcept | string | boolean | integer | Range | Ratio | SampledData | time | dateTime | Period ObservationDataType (required) | ||
| 0..1 | boolean | Multiple results allowed | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Method used to produce the observation ObservationMethod (example) | ||
| 0..1 | string | Preferred report name | ||
| 0..1 | BackboneElement | Characteristics of quantitative results | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Customary unit for quantitative results ObservationUnit (extensible) | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | SI unit for quantitative results ObservationUnit (extensible) | ||
| 0..1 | decimal | SI to Customary unit conversion factor | ||
| 0..1 | integer | Decimal precision of observation quantitative results | ||
| 0..* | BackboneElement | Qualified range for continuous and ordinal observation results | ||
| 0..1 | code | reference | critical | absolute ObservationRangeCategory (required) | ||
| 0..1 | Range | The interval itself, for continuous or ordinal observations | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Range context qualifier ObservationRangeMeaning (extensible) | ||
| 0..* | CodeableConcept | Targetted population of the range ObservationRangeAppliesTo (example) | ||
| 0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown AdministrativeGender (required) | ||
| 0..1 | Range | Applicable age range, if relevant | ||
| 0..1 | Range | Applicable gestational age range, if relevant | ||
| 0..1 | string | Condition associated with the reference range | ||
| 0..1 | Reference | Value set of valid coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition | ||
| 0..1 | Reference | Value set of normal coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition | ||
| 0..1 | Reference | Value set of abnormal coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition | ||
| 0..1 | Reference | Value set of critical coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition |