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title: "Facade Observation"
canonical: "https://wiki.patientsknowbest.com/space/api/3364847949/Facade%20Observation"
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[http://fhir.patientsknowbest.com/structuredefinition/facade-observation](http://fhir.patientsknowbest.com/structuredefinition/facade-observation)

[https://www.hl7.org/fhir/STU3/observation.html](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/STU3/observation.html)

## Overview

The Observation resource type represents laboratory results.

## Relevant PKB entities

- [[[Lab Result]]](https://wiki.patientsknowbest.com/space/api/3744006145/Entity%3A+Lab+Report)

## Mappings

| **FHIR** | **PKB (Lab Result)** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Resource id | [[Lab Result.Data Point ID]] |  |
| Observation.status | "unknown" |  |
| Observation.code | - extension[0]: Extension
  - url = "[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason](http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason)"
  - valueCode = "unknown" |  |
| Observation.effectiveDateTime | [[Lab Result.Timestamp]] |  |