| Name | L Flags | L Card. | L Type | L Description & Constraints | R Flags | R Card. | L Type | L Description & Constraints | Comments |
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  Observation | I | 0..* | USCoreVitalSignsProfile | US Core Head Circumference Profile
| I | 0..* | Observation | Measurements and simple assertions
| - Elements differ in short: 'US Core Head Circumference Profile' vs 'Measurements and simple assertions'
- Elements differ in definition: 'Defines constraints on Observation to represent head circumference observations with a standard LOINC code and UCUM units of measure. This profile is derived from the US Core Vital Signs Profile.' vs 'Measurements and simple assertions made about a patient, device or other subject.'
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 id | Σ | 0..1 | string | Logical id of this artifact | Σ | 0..1 | string | Logical id of this artifact | |
| meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | |
| implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |
| language | | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content
Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred)
Max Binding: AllLanguages: A human language.
| | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content
Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred)
Max Binding: AllLanguages: A human language.
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| text | | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation | | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation | |
| contained | | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
| | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
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 extension | | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
| | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
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 modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
| ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
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| identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business Identifier for observation
| Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business Identifier for observation
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| basedOn | Σ | 0..* | Reference(CarePlan | DeviceRequest | ImmunizationRecommendation | MedicationRequest | NutritionOrder | ServiceRequest) | Fulfills plan, proposal or order
| Σ | 0..* | Reference(CarePlan | DeviceRequest | ImmunizationRecommendation | MedicationRequest | NutritionOrder | ServiceRequest) | Fulfills plan, proposal or order
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| partOf | Σ | 0..* | Reference(MedicationAdministration | MedicationDispense | MedicationStatement | Procedure | Immunization | ImagingStudy) | Part of referenced event
| Σ | 0..* | Reference(MedicationAdministration | MedicationDispense | MedicationStatement | Procedure | Immunization | ImagingStudy) | Part of referenced event
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| status | ?!SΣ | 1..1 | code | registered | preliminary | final | amended +
Binding: ObservationStatus (required) | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | status
Binding: ObservationStatus (required): Codes providing the status of an observation.
Fixed Value: final | - Elements differ in short: 'registered | preliminary | final | amended +' vs 'status'
- Elements differ in definition: 'The status of the result value.' vs 'SHALL contain exactly one [1..1] status=""final"" (CONF:4393-412).'
- Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
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| Slices for category | S | 1..* | CodeableConcept | Classification of type of observation
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:coding.code, value:coding.system
Binding: ObservationCategoryCodes (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories.
| | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Classification of type of observation
Binding: ObservationCategoryCodes (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories.
| - Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
- Element minimum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
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| code | SΣ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Head Circumference
Binding: US Core Vital Signs ValueSet (extensible): The vital sign codes from the base FHIR and US Core Vital Signs.
Required Pattern: {"coding":[{"system":"http://loinc.org","code":"9843-4"}]} | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | code
Binding: LOINCCodes (example): Codes identifying names of simple observations.
Fixed Value: {"coding":[{"system":"http://loinc.org","code":"85699-7","display":"Autopsy was performed"}]} | - Elements differ in short: 'Head Circumference' vs 'code'
- Elements differ in definition: 'Coded Responses from C-CDA Vital Sign Results.' vs 'SHALL contain exactly one [1..1] code="85699-7" Autopsy was performed (CONF:4393-411).'
- Elements differ in requirements: '5. SHALL contain exactly one [1..1] code, where the @code SHOULD be selected from ValueSet HITSP Vital Sign Result Type 2.16.840.1.113883.3.88.12.80.62 DYNAMIC (CONF:7301).' vs 'Knowing what kind of observation is being made is essential to understanding the observation.'
- Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
- Elements differ in binding.description: 'The vital sign codes from the base FHIR and US Core Vital Signs.' vs 'Codes identifying names of simple observations.'
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| subject | SΣ | 1..1 | Reference(US Core Patient Profile) | Who and/or what the observation is about | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(VRDR Decedent) | subject | - Elements differ in short: 'Who and/or what the observation is about' vs 'subject'
- Elements differ in definition: 'The patient, or group of patients, location, or device this observation is about and into whose record the observation is placed. If the actual focus of the observation is different from the subject (or a sample of, part, or region of the subject), the `focus` element or the `code` itself specifies the actual focus of the observation.' vs 'SHALL contain exactly one [1..1] subject="VRDR Decedent" (CONF:4393-413).'
- Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
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| focus | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | What the observation is about, when it is not about the subject of record
| Σ | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | What the observation is about, when it is not about the subject of record
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| encounter | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter) | Healthcare event during which this observation is made | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter) | Healthcare event during which this observation is made | |
| effective[x] | SΣI | 1..1 | dateTime S, Period | Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime, Period, Timing, instant | Clinically relevant time/time-period for observation | - Elements differ in short: 'Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs' vs 'Clinically relevant time/time-period for observation'
- Elements differ in definition: 'Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs.' vs 'The time or time-period the observed value is asserted as being true. For biological subjects - e.g. human patients - this is usually called the "physiologically relevant time". This is usually either the time of the procedure or of specimen collection, but very often the source of the date/time is not known, only the date/time itself.'
- Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
- Element minimum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
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| issued | Σ | 0..1 | instant | Date/Time this version was made available | Σ | 0..1 | instant | Date/Time this version was made available | |
| performer | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | Patient | RelatedPerson) | Who is responsible for the observation
| Σ | 0..* | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | Patient | RelatedPerson) | Who is responsible for the observation
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| Slices for value[x] | SΣI | 0..1 | Quantity | Vital Signs Value
Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this
Binding: VitalSignsUnits (extensible): Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs.
| ΣI | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | value[x]
Binding: Yes No Unknown (required): Yes No Unknown
| - Elements differ in short: 'Vital Signs Value' vs 'value[x]'
- Elements differ in definition: 'Vital Signs value are typically recorded using the Quantity data type.' vs 'SHALL contain exactly one [1..1] value[x], where value[x] is (CONF:4393-409)'
- Elements differ in requirements: '9. SHALL contain exactly one [1..1] value with @xsi:type="PQ" (CONF:7305).' vs 'An observation exists to have a value, though it might not if it is in error, or if it represents a group of observations.'
- Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
- Element minimum cardinalities differ: '0' vs '1'
- Elements differ in description: 'Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs.' vs 'Yes No Unknown'
- Elements differ in description: 'Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs.' vs 'Yes No Unknown'
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| dataAbsentReason | SI | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Why the result is missing
Binding: DataAbsentReason (extensible): Codes specifying why the result (Observation.value[x]) is missing.
| I | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Why the result is missing
Binding: DataAbsentReason (extensible): Codes specifying why the result (Observation.value[x]) is missing.
| - Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
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| interpretation | | 0..* | CodeableConcept | High, low, normal, etc.
Binding: ObservationInterpretationCodes (extensible): Codes identifying interpretations of observations.
| | 0..* | CodeableConcept | High, low, normal, etc.
Binding: ObservationInterpretationCodes (extensible): Codes identifying interpretations of observations.
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| note | | 0..* | Annotation | Comments about the observation
| | 0..* | Annotation | Comments about the observation
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| bodySite | | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Observed body part
Binding: SNOMEDCTBodyStructures (example): Codes describing anatomical locations. May include laterality.
| | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Observed body part
Binding: SNOMEDCTBodyStructures (example): Codes describing anatomical locations. May include laterality.
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| method | | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | How it was done
Binding: ObservationMethods (example): Methods for simple observations.
| | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | How it was done
Binding: ObservationMethods (example): Methods for simple observations.
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| specimen | | 0..1 | Reference(Specimen) | Specimen used for this observation | | 0..1 | Reference(Specimen) | Specimen used for this observation | |
| device | | 0..1 | Reference(Device | DeviceMetric) | (Measurement) Device | | 0..1 | Reference(Device | DeviceMetric) | (Measurement) Device | |
 referenceRange | I | 0..* | BackboneElement | Provides guide for interpretation
obs-3: Must have at least a low or a high or text
| I | 0..* | BackboneElement | Provides guide for interpretation
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 id | | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension | | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
| | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
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| modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
| ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
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| low | I | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | Low Range, if relevant | I | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | Low Range, if relevant | |
| high | I | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | High Range, if relevant | I | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | High Range, if relevant | |
| type | | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Reference range qualifier
Binding: ObservationReferenceRangeMeaningCodes (preferred): Code for the meaning of a reference range.
| | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Reference range qualifier
Binding: ObservationReferenceRangeMeaningCodes (preferred): Code for the meaning of a reference range.
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| appliesTo | | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Reference range population
Binding: ObservationReferenceRangeAppliesToCodes (example): Codes identifying the population the reference range applies to.
| | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Reference range population
Binding: ObservationReferenceRangeAppliesToCodes (example): Codes identifying the population the reference range applies to.
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| age | | 0..1 | Range | Applicable age range, if relevant | | 0..1 | Range | Applicable age range, if relevant | |
 text | | 0..1 | string | Text based reference range in an observation | | 0..1 | string | Text based reference range in an observation | |
| hasMember | Σ | 0..* | Reference(QuestionnaireResponse | MolecularSequence | Vital Signs Profile) | Used when reporting vital signs panel components
| Σ | 0..* | Reference(Observation | QuestionnaireResponse | MolecularSequence) | Related resource that belongs to the Observation group
| - Elements differ in short: 'Used when reporting vital signs panel components' vs 'Related resource that belongs to the Observation group'
- Elements differ in definition: 'Used when reporting vital signs panel components.' vs 'This observation is a group observation (e.g. a battery, a panel of tests, a set of vital sign measurements) that includes the target as a member of the group.'
- Type Mismatch: Reference([CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/QuestionnaireResponse], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MolecularSequence], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/vitalsigns]]) vs Reference([CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/QuestionnaireResponse], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MolecularSequence]])
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| derivedFrom | Σ | 0..* | Reference(DocumentReference | ImagingStudy | Media | QuestionnaireResponse | MolecularSequence | Vital Signs Profile) | Related measurements the observation is made from
| Σ | 0..* | Reference(DocumentReference | ImagingStudy | Media | QuestionnaireResponse | Observation | MolecularSequence) | Related measurements the observation is made from
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 component | SΣI | 0..* | BackboneElement | Component observations
| Σ | 0..1 | BackboneElement | component
| - Elements differ in short: 'Component observations' vs 'component'
- Elements differ in definition: 'Used when reporting component observation such as systolic and diastolic blood pressure.' vs 'SHALL contain exactly one [1..1] component (CONF:4393-414).'
- Elements differ in comments: 'For a discussion on the ways Observations can be assembled in groups together see [Notes] below.' vs 'Autopsy Results Available'
- Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
- Element maximum cardinalities differ: '2147483647' vs '1'
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 id | | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension | | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
| | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
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| modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
| ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
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| code | SΣ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of component observation (code / type)
Binding: US Core Vital Signs ValueSet (extensible): The vital sign codes from the base FHIR and US Core Vital Signs.
| Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | code
Binding: LOINCCodes (example): Codes identifying names of simple observations.
Fixed Value: {"coding":[{"system":"http://loinc.org","code":"69436-4","display":"Autopsy results available"}]} | - Elements differ in short: 'Type of component observation (code / type)' vs 'code'
- Elements differ in definition: 'Describes what was observed. Sometimes this is called the observation "code".' vs 'This component SHALL contain exactly one [1..1] code="69436-4" Autopsy results available (CONF:4393-416).'
- Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
- Elements differ in binding.description: 'The vital sign codes from the base FHIR and US Core Vital Signs.' vs 'Codes identifying names of simple observations.'
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| value[x] | SΣI | 0..1 | Quantity S, CodeableConcept, string, boolean, integer, Range, Ratio, SampledData, time, dateTime, Period | Vital Sign Component Value
Binding: VitalSignsUnits (extensible): Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs.
| Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | value[x]
Binding: Yes No Unknown NotApplicable (required): Yes No Unknown NotApplicable
| - Elements differ in short: 'Vital Sign Component Value' vs 'value[x]'
- Elements differ in definition: 'Vital Signs value are typically recorded using the Quantity data type. For supporting observations such as cuff size could use other datatypes such as CodeableConcept.' vs 'This component SHALL contain exactly one [1..1] value[x], where value[x] is (CONF:4393-415)'
- Elements differ in requirements: '9. SHALL contain exactly one [1..1] value with @xsi:type="PQ" (CONF:7305).' vs 'An observation exists to have a value, though it might not if it is in error, or if it represents a group of observations.'
- Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
- Element minimum cardinalities differ: '0' vs '1'
- Elements differ in description: 'Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs.' vs 'Yes No Unknown NotApplicable'
- Elements differ in description: 'Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs.' vs 'Yes No Unknown NotApplicable'
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| dataAbsentReason | SI | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Why the component result is missing
Binding: DataAbsentReason (extensible): Codes specifying why the result (Observation.value[x]) is missing.
| I | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Why the component result is missing
Binding: DataAbsentReason (extensible): Codes specifying why the result (Observation.value[x]) is missing.
| - Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
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| interpretation | | 0..* | CodeableConcept | High, low, normal, etc.
Binding: ObservationInterpretationCodes (extensible): Codes identifying interpretations of observations.
| | 0..* | CodeableConcept | High, low, normal, etc.
Binding: ObservationInterpretationCodes (extensible): Codes identifying interpretations of observations.
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 referenceRange | | 0..* | See referenceRange (Observation) | Provides guide for interpretation of component result
| | 0..* | See referenceRange (Observation) | Provides guide for interpretation of component result
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