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Definition for Code System ObservationReferenceRangeMeaningCodes
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "referencerange-meaning",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00",
"profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "oo"
}],
"url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/referencerange-meaning",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1124"
}],
"version" : "4.0.1",
"name" : "ObservationReferenceRangeMeaningCodes",
"title" : "Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes",
"status" : "draft",
"experimental" : false,
"publisher" : "FHIR Project team",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
}]
}],
"description" : "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.",
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/referencerange-meaning",
"hierarchyMeaning" : "is-a",
"content" : "complete",
"property" : [{
"code" : "abstract",
"description" : "True if an element is considered 'abstract' - in otherwords, the code is not for use as a real concept",
"type" : "boolean"
}],
"concept" : [{
"code" : "type",
"display" : "Type",
"definition" : "General types of reference range.",
"property" : [{
"code" : "abstract",
"valueBoolean" : true
}],
"concept" : [{
"code" : "normal",
"display" : "Normal Range",
"definition" : "Values expected for a normal member of the relevant control population being measured. Typically each results producer such as a laboratory has specific normal ranges and they are usually defined as within two standard deviations from the mean and account for 95.45% of this population."
},
{
"code" : "recommended",
"display" : "Recommended Range",
"definition" : "The range that is recommended by a relevant professional body."
},
{
"code" : "treatment",
"display" : "Treatment Range",
"definition" : "The range at which treatment would/should be considered."
},
{
"code" : "therapeutic",
"display" : "Therapeutic Desired Level",
"definition" : "The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes.",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "pre",
"display" : "Pre Therapeutic Desired Level",
"definition" : "The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately before administration."
},
{
"code" : "post",
"display" : "Post Therapeutic Desired Level",
"definition" : "The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately after administration."
}]
}]
},
{
"code" : "endocrine",
"display" : "Endocrine",
"definition" : "Endocrine related states that change the expected value.",
"property" : [{
"code" : "abstract",
"valueBoolean" : true
}],
"concept" : [{
"code" : "pre-puberty",
"display" : "Pre-Puberty",
"definition" : "An expected range in an individual prior to puberty."
},
{
"code" : "follicular",
"display" : "Follicular Stage",
"definition" : "An expected range in an individual during the follicular stage of the cycle."
},
{
"code" : "midcycle",
"display" : "MidCycle",
"definition" : "An expected range in an individual during the midcycle stage of the cycle."
},
{
"code" : "luteal",
"display" : "Luteal",
"definition" : "An expected range in an individual during the luteal stage of the cycle."
},
{
"code" : "postmenopausal",
"display" : "Post-Menopause",
"definition" : "An expected range in an individual post-menopause."
}]
}]
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.