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Labs & Imaging

Key Resources

ResourceDescription
ServiceRequestA record of an order for services such as diagnostic investigations, treatments, or operations to be performed.
DiagnosticReportThe findings and interpretations of diagnostic tests performed on a patient.
SpecimenA record of a sample to be used for analysis.
ObservationA structured representation of measurements and simple assertions made about a Patient.

Key Code Systems

Code SystemDescription
UCUMUsed to define measurement units on a Speciment resource.
ICD-10Used to annotate Observation resources for tracking.
SNOMEDUsed to define Specimen types and retrieval methods.
LOINCUsed to annotate Observation resources for tracking.