observation-vitalsigns

Vital Signs Profile

draftFHIR Core package4.3.0resource15 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+
:VSCat1..1
CodeableConcept
S1+
category.coding1..*
Coding
S1+
category.coding.system1..1
uri
S1+
category.coding.code1..1
code
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
value[x]0..1
S
Vital Signs value are recorded using the Quantity data type. For supporting observations such as Cuff size could use other datatypes such as CodeableConcept.
dataAbsentReason0..1
CodeableConcept
S
component
S
Used when reporting systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
component.code1..1
CodeableConcept
S1+
component.value[x]0..1
S
Vital Sign Value recorded with UCUM
component.dataAbsentReason0..1
CodeableConcept
S