Shared Health Specification and Guide Version 5.0


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XML representation of the dtprofile-quantity Profile.

Narrative view of the profile



<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="dtprofile-quantity"/>
  <text>
    <status value="extensions"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;"><tr style="border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top"><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="The logical name of the element">Name</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a></th><th style="width: 100px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Additional information about the element">Description &amp; Constraints</a><span style="float: right"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Legend for this format"><img src="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/help16.png" alt="doco" style="background-color: inherit"/></a></span></th></tr><tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="dtprofile-quantity-definitions.html#Quantity">Quantity</a><a name="Quantity"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">0</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">..</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">*</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/datatypes.html#Quantity">Quantity</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">A measured or measurable amount</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="dtprofile-quantity-definitions.html#Quantity.value">value</a><a name="Quantity.value"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: white; background-color: red" title="This element must be supported">S</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">1..<span style="opacity: 0.5">1</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="opacity: 0.5" href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/datatypes.html#decimal">decimal</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">Numerical value (with implicit precision)</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <span style="text-decoration:line-through">comparator</span><a name="Quantity.comparator"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="text-decoration:line-through"/><span style="text-decoration:line-through">0</span><span style="text-decoration:line-through">..</span><span style="text-decoration:line-through">0</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="dtprofile-quantity-definitions.html#Quantity.system">system</a><a name="Quantity.system"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: white; background-color: red" title="This element must be supported">S</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">1..<span style="opacity: 0.5">1</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="opacity: 0.5" href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/datatypes.html#uri">uri</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">System that defines coded unit form</span><br/><span style="font-weight:bold">Fixed Value: </span><a style="color: darkgreen" href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/ucum.html">http://unitsofmeasure.org</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck00.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin_end.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="dtprofile-quantity-definitions.html#Quantity.code">code</a><a name="Quantity.code"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: white; background-color: red" title="This element must be supported">S</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">1..<span style="opacity: 0.5">1</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="opacity: 0.5" href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/datatypes.html#code">code</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">Coded form of the unit</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="5" class="hierarchy"><br/><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Legend for this format"><img src="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/help16.png" alt="doco" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format</a></td></tr></table></div>
  </text>
  <url
       value="http://sharedhealth.exchange/fhir/StructureDefinition/dtprofile-quantity"/>
  <version value="5.0"/>
  <name value="Shared Health Quantity"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <date value="2016-03-30T17:01:25-04:00"/>
  <description value="Profile for representing quantities"/>
  <fhirVersion value="1.4.0"/>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="v2"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v2"/>
    <name value="HL7 v2"/>
  </mapping>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="rim"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/>
    <name value="RIM"/>
  </mapping>
  <kind value="datatype"/>
  <abstract value="false"/>
  <baseType value="Quantity"/>
  <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Quantity"/>
  <derivation value="constraint"/>
  <snapshot>
    <element id="Quantity">
      <path value="Quantity"/>
      <short value="A measured or measurable amount"/>
      <definition
                  value="A measured amount (or an amount that can potentially be measured). Note that measured amounts include amounts that are not precisely quantified, including amounts involving arbitrary units and floating currencies."/>
      <comments
                value="The context of use may frequently define what kind of quantity this is and therefore what kind of units can be used. The context of use may also restrict the values for the comparator."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <constraint>
        <key value="qty-3"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human
               value="If a code for the unit is present, the system SHALL also be present"/>
        <expression value="code.empty() or system.exists()"/>
        <xpath value="not(exists(f:code)) or exists(f:system)"/>
      </constraint>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="SN (see also Range) or CQ"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="PQ, IVL&lt;PQ&gt;, MO, CO, depending on the values"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.id">
      <path value="Quantity.id"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition
                  value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.id"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.extension">
      <path value="Quantity.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition
                  value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments
                value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.extension"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.value">
      <path value="Quantity.value"/>
      <short value="Numerical value (with implicit precision)"/>
      <definition
                  value="The value of the measured amount. The value includes an implicit precision in the presentation of the value."/>
      <comments
                value="The implicit precision in the value should always be honored. Monetary values have their own rules for handling precision (refer to standard accounting text books)."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Precision is handled implicitly in almost all cases of measurement."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity.value"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="decimal"/>
      </type>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="SN.2  / CQ - N/A"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map
             value="PQ.value, CO.value, MO.value, IVL.high or IVL.low depending on the value"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.comparator">
      <path value="Quantity.comparator"/>
      <short value="&lt; | &lt;= | &gt;= | &gt; - how to understand the value"/>
      <definition
                  value="How the value should be understood and represented - whether the actual value is greater or less than the stated value due to measurement issues; e.g. if the comparator is &quot;&lt;&quot; , then the real value is &lt; stated value."/>
      <comments
                value="This is labeled as &quot;Is Modifier&quot; because the comparator modifies the interpretation of the value significantly. If there is no comparator, then there is no modification of the value."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Need a framework for handling measures where the value is &lt;5ug/L or &gt;400mg/L due to the limitations of measuring methodology."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity.comparator"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <meaningWhenMissing
                          value="If there is no comparator, then there is no modification of the value"/>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description
                     value="How the Quantity should be understood and represented."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/quantity-comparator"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="SN.1  / CQ.1"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="IVL properties"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.unit">
      <path value="Quantity.unit"/>
      <short value="Unit representation"/>
      <definition value="A human-readable form of the unit."/>
      <requirements
                    value="There are many representations for units of measure and in many contexts, particular representations are fixed and required. I.e. mcg for micrograms."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity.unit"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="(see OBX.6 etc.) / CQ.2"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="PQ.unit"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.system">
      <path value="Quantity.system"/>
      <short value="System that defines coded unit form"/>
      <definition
                  value="The identification of the system that provides the coded form of the unit."/>
      <comments value="Fixed value: http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>
      <requirements
                    value="Need to know the system that defines the coded form of the unit."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity.system"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <fixedUri value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <condition value="qty-3"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="(see OBX.6 etc.) / CQ.2"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="CO.codeSystem, PQ.translation.codeSystem"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.code">
      <path value="Quantity.code"/>
      <short value="Coded form of the unit"/>
      <definition
                  value="A computer processable form of the unit in some unit representation system."/>
      <comments
                value="The preferred system is UCUM, but SNOMED CT can also be used (for customary units) or ISO 4217 for currency.  The context of use may additionally require a code from a particular system."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Need a computable form of the unit that is fixed across all forms. UCUM provides this for quantities, but SNOMED CT provides many units of interest."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity.code"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="(see OBX.6 etc.) / CQ.2"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="PQ.code, MO.currency, PQ.translation.code"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element id="Quantity">
      <path value="Quantity"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.value">
      <path value="Quantity.value"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.comparator">
      <path value="Quantity.comparator"/>
      <max value="0"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.system">
      <path value="Quantity.system"/>
      <comments value="Fixed value: http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <fixedUri value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.code">
      <path value="Quantity.code"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
    </element>
  </differential>
</StructureDefinition>