HL7.TERMINOLOGY\ObservationInterpretationNormalityAbnormal

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ValueSet: ObservationInterpretationNormalityAbnormal

Summary

Defining URL:

http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ObservationInterpretationNormalityAbnormal

Version:

2.0.0

Name:

ObservationInterpretationNormalityAbnormal

Status:

Active as of 2014-03-26

Definition:

Interpretation of degree of abnormality (including critical or "alert" level). Concepts in this category are mutually exclusive, i.e., at most one is allowed.

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.10208 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource:

XML / JSON / Turtle

References

This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

Logical Definition (CLD)

Include codes from http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation where concept is-a A

Expansion

This value set contains 8 concepts

Expansion based on ObservationInterpretation v2.0.0 (CodeSystem)

All codes from system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation

Code	Display	Definition
A	Abnormal	The result or observation value is outside the reference range or expected norm (as defined for the respective test procedure). \[Note: Typically applies to non-numeric results.\]
AA	Critical abnormal	The result or observation value is outside a reference range or expected norm at a level at which immediate action should be considered for patient safety (as defined for the respective test procedure). \[Note: Typically applies to non-numeric results. Analogous to critical/panic limits for numeric results.\]
HH	Critical high	The result for a quantitative observation is above a reference level at which immediate action should be considered for patient safety (as defined for the respective test procedure). Synonym: Above upper panic limits.
LL	Critical low	The result for a quantitative observation is below a reference level at which immediate action should be considered for patient safety (as defined for the respective test procedure). Synonym: Below lower panic limits.
H	High	The result for a quantitative observation is above the upper limit of the reference range (as defined for the respective test procedure). Synonym: Above high normal
HU	Significantly high	A test result that is significantly higher than the reference (normal) or therapeutic interval, but has not reached the critically high value and might need special attention, as defined by the laboratory or the clinician.
L	Low	The result for a quantitative observation is below the lower limit of the reference range (as defined for the respective test procedure). Synonym: Below low normal
LU	Significantly low	A test result that is significantly lower than the reference (normal) or therapeutic interval, but has not reached the critically low value and might need special attention, as defined by the laboratory or the clinician.

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History

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Author

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Comment

2020-05-06

revise