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ObservationInterpretation
Lvl Type, Domain name and/or Mnemonic code Concept ID Mnemonic Print Name Definition/Description
1 A: ObservationInterpretationChange 10214 Change of quantity and/or severity. At most one of B or W and one of U or D allowed.
2   L:  (B) 10215 B better Better (of severity or nominal observations)
2   L:  (D) 10218 D decreased Significant change down (quantitative observations, does not imply B or W)
2   L:  (U) 10217 U increased Significant change up (quantitative observations, does not imply B or W)
2   L:  (W) 10216 W worse Worse (of severity or nominal observations)
1 A: ObservationInterpretationExceptions 10225 Technical exceptions. At most one allowed. Does not imply normality or severity.
2   L:  (<) 10226 < low off scale Below absolute low-off instrument scale. This is statement depending on the instrument, logically does not imply LL or L (e.g., if the instrument is inadequate.) If an off-scale value is also low or critically low one must also report L and LL respectively.
2   L:  (>) 10227 > high off scale Above absolute high-off instrument scale. This is statement depending on the instrument, logically does not imply LL or L (e.g., if the instrument is inadequate.) If an off-scale value is also high or critically high one must also report H and HH respectively.
1 A: ObservationInterpretationNormality 10206 Normality, Abnormality, Alert. Concepts in this category are mutually exclusive, i.e., at most one is allowed.
2   S: ObservationInterpretationNormalityAbnormal (A) 10208 A Abnormal Abnormal (for nominal observations, all service types)
3     S: ObservationInterpretationNormalityAlert (AA) 10211 AA Abnormal alert Abnormal alert (for nominal observations and all service types)
4       L:  (HH) 10213 HH High alert Above upper alert threshold (for quantitative observations)
4       L:  (LL) 10212 LL Low alert Below lower alert threshold (for quantitative observations)
3     S: ObservationInterpretationNormalityHigh (H) 10210 H High Above high normal (for quantitative observations)
4       L:  (HH) 10213 HH High alert Above upper alert threshold (for quantitative observations)
3     S: ObservationInterpretationNormalityLow (L) 10209 L Low Below low normal (for quantitative observations)
4       L:  (LL) 10212 LL Low alert Below lower alert threshold (for quantitative observations)
2   L:  (N) 10207 N Normal Normal (for all service types)
1 A: ObservationInterpretationSusceptibility 10219 Microbiology: interpretations of minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values. At most one allowed.
2   L:  (I) 10221 I intermediate Intermediate
2   L:  (MS) 10222 MS moderately susceptible Moderately susceptible
2   L:  (R) 10220 R resistent Resistent
2   L:  (S) 10223 S susceptible Susceptible
2   L:  (VS) 10224 VS very susceptible Very susceptible

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