Vital Signs Profile

VitalSigns

draftFHIR R3 package : Core3.0.2resource22 key elements

FHIR Vital Signs Profile

Metadata

hl7.org/fhir
Canonical URL
http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/vitalsigns
ID
vitalsigns
Type
Observation
Base Definition
Observation
Derivation
constraint
Mandatory and Must-Support Elements

Elements with cardinality > 0 or marked as Must Support (S)

PathCard.TypeFlagsDescription
status1..1
code
S1+
category1..*
CodeableConcept
S1+
code1..1
CodeableConcept
S1+
Coded Responses from C-CDA Vital Sign Results
subject1..1
Reference
S1+
effective[x]1..1
dateTimePeriod
S1+
Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs
valueQuantity0..1
Quantity
S
Vital Sign Value recorded with UCUM
valueQuantity.value1..1
decimal
S1+
valueQuantity.unit1..1
string
S1+
valueQuantity.system1..1
uri
S1+
valueQuantity.code1..1
code
S1+
Coded responses from the common UCUM units for vital signs value set.
dataAbsentReason0..1
CodeableConcept
S
related
S
Used when reporting vital signs panel components
related.type1..1
code
S1+
related.target1..1
Reference
S1+
component
S
Used when reporting systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
component.code1..1
CodeableConcept
S1+
component.valueQuantity0..1
Quantity
S
Vital Sign Value recorded with UCUM
component.valueQuantity.value1..1
decimal
S1+
component.valueQuantity.unit1..1
string
S1+
component.valueQuantity.system1..1
uri
S1+
component.valueQuantity.code1..1
code
S1+
Coded responses from the common UCUM units for vital signs value set.
component.dataAbsentReason0..1
CodeableConcept
S