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| Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/REAL | Version: 2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | |||
| Active as of 2025-10-29 | Computable Name: REAL | |||
Fractional numbers. Typically used whenever quantities are measured, estimated, or computed from other real numbers. The typical representation is decimal, where the number of significant decimal digits is known as the precision.
Usages:
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Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
This structure is derived from QTY
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 1..* | QTY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
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0..1 | real | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | REAL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
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| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 1..* | QTY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
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1..1 | |||
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..1 | real | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| REAL.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | REAL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
     | 
  
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 1..* | QTY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
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1..1 | |||
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..1 | real | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| REAL.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | REAL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
     | 
  
This structure is derived from QTY
Differential View
This structure is derived from QTY
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
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C | 1..* | QTY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
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0..1 | real | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | REAL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
     | 
  
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
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C | 1..* | QTY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
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1..1 | |||
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..1 | real | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| REAL.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | REAL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
     | 
  
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
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C | 1..* | QTY | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: value-null  | 
![]() ![]()  | 
1..1 | |||
![]() ![]() ![]()  | 
0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
![]() ![]() ![]()  | 
0..1 | real | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| REAL.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| value-null | error | REAL | value and nullFlavor are mutually exclusive (one must be present) | 
      (value | nullFlavor).count() = 1
     | 
  
This structure is derived from QTY