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: Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes - XML Representation

Draft as of 2023-09-08

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="referencerange-meaning"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2020-04-09T21:10:28.568+00:00"/>
    <profile
             value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Placeholder</div>
  </text>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/referencerange-meaning"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1124"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="0.1.0"/>
  <name value="ObservationReferenceRangeMeaningCodes"/>
  <title value="Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2023-09-08T17:52:31-06:00"/>
  <publisher value="FHIR Project team"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               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."/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet
            value="http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/referencerange-meaning"/>
  <hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <property>
    <code value="abstract"/>
    <description
                 value="True if an element is considered 'abstract' - in otherwords, the code is not for use as a real concept"/>
    <type value="boolean"/>
  </property>
  <concept>
    <code value="type"/>
    <display value="Type"/>
    <definition value="General types of reference range."/>
    <property>
      <code value="abstract"/>
      <valueBoolean value="true"/>
    </property>
    <concept>
      <code value="normal"/>
      <display value="Normal Range"/>
      <definition
                  value="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."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="recommended"/>
      <display value="Recommended Range"/>
      <definition
                  value="The range that is recommended by a relevant professional body."/>
    </concept>
    <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>
    </concept>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="endocrine"/>
    <display value="Endocrine"/>
    <definition
                value="Endocrine related states that change the expected value."/>
    <property>
      <code value="abstract"/>
      <valueBoolean value="true"/>
    </property>
    <concept>
      <code value="pre-puberty"/>
      <display value="Pre-Puberty"/>
      <definition
                  value="An expected range in an individual prior to puberty."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="follicular"/>
      <display value="Follicular Stage"/>
      <definition
                  value="An expected range in an individual during the follicular stage of the cycle."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="midcycle"/>
      <display value="MidCycle"/>
      <definition
                  value="An expected range in an individual during the midcycle stage of the cycle."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="luteal"/>
      <display value="Luteal"/>
      <definition
                  value="An expected range in an individual during the luteal stage of the cycle."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="postmenopausal"/>
      <display value="Post-Menopause"/>
      <definition value="An expected range in an individual post-menopause."/>
    </concept>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>