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<ORC> <!-- One ORC segment per each ORU_R01 -->
<OBR> <!-- OBR for the obs grouping -- >
   <OBX> <!-- two obs which belong to the Obs group -->
   <OBR>

Grahame - no, OBR cannot contain an OBR. technically, this structure and the next one are valid, but that's because an OBR doesn't have to have an OBX after it. The structures are misleading because the interpretation is wrong - there should only be two OBRs in the next example

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  • OBX-3-5 should be "L" not "local"
  • OBX-6-3 should be "UCUM" not "ucum"

Suranga's comments:

  • In this case, 'LOCAL' and 'ucum' are both user inputs. 'ucum' is the 'unit' entered when creating an Observation, while 'LOCAL' is the concept mapping name
    the ID {belongs to. These values will depend sorely on what the user inputs when creating an Obs