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Data Type Profile: CHEMEDQuantityWithEmedUnits - Detailed Descriptions

Active as of 2021-02-11

Definitions for the ch-emed-quantity data type profile.

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here.

1. Quantity
2. Quantity.value
Control10..1
3. Quantity.unit
Control10..1
4. Quantity.system
Control10..1
5. Quantity.code
Definition

Units of Presentation

A computer processable form of the unit in some unit representation system.

Control10..1
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from UnitCodeFor codes, see (unbound) The coded unit used describing the quantity

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here.

1. Quantity
Definition

The comparator is not used on a SimpleQuantity

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.

Control0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Comments

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.

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
qty-3: If a code for the unit is present, the system SHALL also be present (: code.empty() or system.exists())
sqty-1: The comparator is not used on a SimpleQuantity (: comparator.empty())
2. Quantity.value
Definition

The value of the measured amount. The value includes an implicit precision in the presentation of the value.

Control10..1
Typedecimal
Summarytrue
Requirements

Precision is handled implicitly in almost all cases of measurement.

Comments

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).

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
3. Quantity.comparator
Definition

Not allowed to be used in this context

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 "<" , then the real value is < stated value.

Control0..01
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from QuantityComparator

How the Quantity should be understood and represented.

Typecode
Is Modifiertrue
Summarytrue
Requirements

Need a framework for handling measures where the value is <5ug/L or >400mg/L due to the limitations of measuring methodology.

Meaning if MissingIf there is no comparator, then there is no modification of the value
InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
4. Quantity.unit
Definition

A human-readable form of the unit.

Control10..1
Typestring
Summarytrue
Requirements

There are many representations for units of measure and in many contexts, particular representations are fixed and required. I.e. mcg for micrograms.

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
5. Quantity.system
Definition

The identification of the system that provides the coded form of the unit.

Control10..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: qty-3
Typeuri
Summarytrue
Requirements

Need to know the system that defines the coded form of the unit.

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
6. Quantity.code
Definition

Units of Presentation

A computer processable form of the unit in some unit representation system.

Control10..1
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from UnitCodeFor codes, see (unbound) The coded unit used describing the quantity
Typecode
Summarytrue
Requirements

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.

Comments

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.

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here.

1. Quantity
Definition

The comparator is not used on a SimpleQuantity

Control0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Comments

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.

2. Quantity.id
Definition

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

Control0..1
Typestring
XML RepresentationIn the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summaryfalse
3. Quantity.extension
Definition

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

Control0..*
TypeExtension
Summaryfalse
Alternate Namesextensions, user content
Comments

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.

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (: extension.exists() != value.exists())
SlicingThis element introduces a set of slices on Quantity.extension. The slices are unordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators:
  • value @ url
4. Quantity.value
Definition

The value of the measured amount. The value includes an implicit precision in the presentation of the value.

Control1..1
Typedecimal
Summarytrue
Requirements

Precision is handled implicitly in almost all cases of measurement.

Comments

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).

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
5. Quantity.comparator
Definition

Not allowed to be used in this context

Control0..0
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from QuantityComparator How the Quantity should be understood and represented
Typecode
Is Modifiertrue
Summarytrue
Requirements

Need a framework for handling measures where the value is <5ug/L or >400mg/L due to the limitations of measuring methodology.

Meaning if MissingIf there is no comparator, then there is no modification of the value
InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
6. Quantity.unit
Definition

A human-readable form of the unit.

Control1..1
Typestring
Summarytrue
Requirements

There are many representations for units of measure and in many contexts, particular representations are fixed and required. I.e. mcg for micrograms.

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
7. Quantity.system
Definition

The identification of the system that provides the coded form of the unit.

Control1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: qty-3
Typeuri
Summarytrue
Requirements

Need to know the system that defines the coded form of the unit.

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
8. Quantity.code
Definition

Units of Presentation

Control1..1
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from UnitCode The coded unit used describing the quantity
Typecode
Summarytrue
Requirements

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.

Comments

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.

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))