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 Value Set ObservationInterpretation 2011‑07‑26
description: One or more codes specifying a rough qualitative interpretation of the observation, such as "normal", "abnormal", "below normal", "change up", "resist...

Description
description:

One or more codes specifying a rough qualitative interpretation of the observation, such as "normal", "abnormal", "below normal", "change up", "resistant", "susceptible", etc.

Discussion: These interpretation codes are sometimes called "abnormal flags", however, the judgment of normalcy is just one of the common rough interpretations, and is often not relevant. For example, the susceptibility interpretations are not about "normalcy", and for any observation of a pathologic condition, it does not make sense to state the normalcy, since pathologic conditions are never considered "normal."

Value Set Name Value Set Id Version / effective date Status
ObservationInterpretation 2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.78 DEFN=UV=VO=1099-20110726 - 2011‑07‑26 Final
Source Code System:
  • 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
Level/ Type Code Display Name Code System Description
0-A _GeneticObservationInterpretation GeneticObservationInterpretation 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  Carrier Carrier 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
0-A _ObservationInterpretationChange ObservationInterpretationChange 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  B better 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  D decreased 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  U increased 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  W worse 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
0-A _ObservationInterpretationExceptions ObservationInterpretationExceptions 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  < low off scale 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  > high off scale 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
0-A _ObservationInterpretationNormality ObservationInterpretationNormality 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-S  A Abnormal 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
2-S   AA Abnormal alert 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
3-L    HH High alert 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
3-L    LL Low alert 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
2-S   H High 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
3-L    HH High alert 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
2-S   L Low 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
3-L    LL Low alert 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  N Normal 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
0-A _ObservationInterpretationSusceptibility ObservationInterpretationSusceptibility 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  I intermediate 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  MS moderately susceptible 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  R resistent 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  S susceptible 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  VS very susceptible 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
0-S EX outside threshold 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  HX above high threshold 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  LX below low threshold 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
0-A ObservationInterpretationDetection ObservationInterpretationDetection 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  IND Indeterminate 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  NEG Negative 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
1-L  POS Positive 2.16.840.1.113883.5.83
Legenda: Type L=leaf, S=specializable, A=abstract, D=deprecated. NullFlavors to appear in @nullFlavor attribute instead of @code.