Chapter (CDA Body Section) with laboratory results according to Sharing Laboratory Reports (XD-LAB) Content Module, IHE PaLM Technical Framework Revision 7.0 - July 5, 2016.
Each Laboratory Specialty Section contains laboratory tests of a particular discipline (e.g., microbiology or serology).
The Laboratory Specialty Section uses LOINC codes to define the appropriate discipline. Laboratory Specialty Sections MUST NOT be nested.
A Laboratory Specialty Section SHALL contain EITHER a list of Laboratory Report Item Section(s) OR a single text and entry element to represent the Report Items:
- Choice 1: Laboratory Report Item Section
With this option, this Laboratory Specialty Section SHALL contain NEITHER a top level text NOR entry elements. Each Report Item is contained in a corresponding Laboratory Report Item Section which contains the Lab Report Data Processing Entry. - Choice 2: Text and Entry
With this option, the examination results MUST be documented in the text element of the section and the corresponding entry element (Laboratory Data Processing Entry).
The human-readable text MUST be generated automatically from the entry and its sub-elements.
For this purpose the presentation options according to the CDA Narrative Block schema (NarrativeBlock.xsd) may be used: tables, lists, paragraphs, hyperlinks, footnotes, references to attached or embedded multimedia objects.
If a document contains multiple Laboratory Specialty Sections, Choice 1 or Choice 2 can be selected for each individual chapter.