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: Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes - XML Representation

Draft as of 2024-03-09

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    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><b>Properties</b></p><p><b>This code system  defines the following properties for its concepts</b></p><table class="grid"><tr><td><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td></tr><tr><td>abstract</td><td>boolean</td><td>True if an element is considered 'abstract' - in otherwords, the code is not for use as a real concept</td></tr></table><p><b>Concepts</b></p><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/referencerange-meaning</code> defines the following codes in a Is-A heirarchy:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td><b>Lvl</b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td><td><b>abstract</b></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">type<a name="referencerange-meaning-type"> </a></td><td>Type</td><td>General types of reference range.</td><td>true</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  normal<a name="referencerange-meaning-normal"> </a></td><td>Normal Range</td><td>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.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  recommended<a name="referencerange-meaning-recommended"> </a></td><td>Recommended Range</td><td>The range that is recommended by a relevant professional body.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  treatment<a name="referencerange-meaning-treatment"> </a></td><td>Treatment Range</td><td>The range at which treatment would/should be considered.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  therapeutic<a name="referencerange-meaning-therapeutic"> </a></td><td>Therapeutic Desired Level</td><td>The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">    pre<a name="referencerange-meaning-pre"> </a></td><td>Pre Therapeutic Desired Level</td><td>The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately before administration.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">    post<a name="referencerange-meaning-post"> </a></td><td>Post Therapeutic Desired Level</td><td>The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately after administration.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">endocrine<a name="referencerange-meaning-endocrine"> </a></td><td>Endocrine</td><td>Endocrine related states that change the expected value.</td><td>true</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  pre-puberty<a name="referencerange-meaning-pre-puberty"> </a></td><td>Pre-Puberty</td><td>An expected range in an individual prior to puberty.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  follicular<a name="referencerange-meaning-follicular"> </a></td><td>Follicular Stage</td><td>An expected range in an individual during the follicular stage of the cycle.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  midcycle<a name="referencerange-meaning-midcycle"> </a></td><td>MidCycle</td><td>An expected range in an individual during the midcycle stage of the cycle.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  luteal<a name="referencerange-meaning-luteal"> </a></td><td>Luteal</td><td>An expected range in an individual during the luteal stage of the cycle.</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">  postmenopausal<a name="referencerange-meaning-postmenopausal"> </a></td><td>Post-Menopause</td><td>An expected range in an individual post-menopause.</td><td/></tr></table></div>
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  <name value="ObservationReferenceRangeMeaningCodes"/>
  <title value="Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes"/>
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  <date value="2024-03-09T11:11:30-07:00"/>
  <publisher value="Health Level Seven International"/>
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               value="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."/>
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             value="This material derives from the HL7 Terminology (THO). THO is copyright ©1989+ Health Level Seven International and is made available under the CC0 designation. For more licensing information see: https://terminology.hl7.org/license"/>
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    <definition value="General types of reference range."/>
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      <code value="abstract"/>
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      <code value="normal"/>
      <display value="Normal Range"/>
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      <display value="Recommended Range"/>
      <definition
                  value="The range that is recommended by a relevant professional body."/>
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    <concept>
      <code value="treatment"/>
      <display value="Treatment Range"/>
      <definition
                  value="The range at which treatment would/should be considered."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="therapeutic"/>
      <display value="Therapeutic Desired Level"/>
      <definition value="The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes."/>
      <concept>
        <code value="pre"/>
        <display value="Pre Therapeutic Desired Level"/>
        <definition
                    value="The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately before administration."/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="post"/>
        <display value="Post Therapeutic Desired Level"/>
        <definition
                    value="The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately after administration."/>
      </concept>
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    <code value="endocrine"/>
    <display value="Endocrine"/>
    <definition
                value="Endocrine related states that change the expected value."/>
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      <code value="abstract"/>
      <valueBoolean value="true"/>
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    <concept>
      <code value="pre-puberty"/>
      <display value="Pre-Puberty"/>
      <definition
                  value="An expected range in an individual prior to puberty."/>
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    <concept>
      <code value="follicular"/>
      <display value="Follicular Stage"/>
      <definition
                  value="An expected range in an individual during the follicular stage of the cycle."/>
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    <concept>
      <code value="midcycle"/>
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      <definition
                  value="An expected range in an individual during the midcycle stage of the cycle."/>
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    <concept>
      <code value="luteal"/>
      <display value="Luteal"/>
      <definition
                  value="An expected range in an individual during the luteal stage of the cycle."/>
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    <concept>
      <code value="postmenopausal"/>
      <display value="Post-Menopause"/>
      <definition value="An expected range in an individual post-menopause."/>
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