Vital Signs with Qualifying Elements
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Resource Profile: Body Temperature

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/StructureDefinition/body-temperature Version: 2.0.0
Draft as of 2024-10-09 Computable Name: BodyTemperature

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The measured heat of an individual's body.

Scope

The Body Temperature profile contains one observation, temperature. In addition, this profile contains the following qualifying observations with associated SNOMED CT value sets: observation-deviceCode and MeasurementSetting.

Examples

The following examples are provided to illustrate conformant resource content to this profile.

Use Cases

1. Rectal temperature.

FHIR path and element binding Text Description Code Terminology
Observation.code Temperature 8310-5 LOINC
Observation.bodySite.value Rectum structure (body structure) 34402009 SNOMED CT

Value sets:

Value Set Purpose
Body Temperature Measurement Device value set Body temperature is taken, and the user records measurement method or instrument used to evaluate the temperature. It combines method and device values because they often overlap in EHR documentation systems.
Body Temperature Measurement Body Location value set SELECT SNOMED CT code system values that describe where on the body the temperature was measured.

Usage:

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

This structure is derived from observation-bodytemp

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Observation 0..* observation-bodytemp FHIR Body Temperature Profile
... Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... measurmentDevice S 0..1 (Complex) Measurement Device Type
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-deviceCode
..... value[x] 1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Body Temperature Measurement Device value set (extensible)
.... MeasurementSetting S 0..1 CodeableConcept Measurement setting
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/StructureDefinition/MeasurementSettingExt
Binding: Measurement Setting value set (extensible)
.... associatedSituation S 0..1 (Complex) Associated situation
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/StructureDefinition/AssociatedSituationExt
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
..... Slices for value[x] Content/Rules for all slices
...... value[x]:valueCodeableConcept 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Body Temperature Associated Situation value set (example)
... code 1..1 CodeableConcept Body temperature
... Slices for value[x] Content/Rules for all slices
.... value[x]:valueQuantity 0..1 Quantity Vital Signs value are recorded using the Quantity data type. For supporting observations such as Cuff size could use other datatypes such as CodeableConcept.
..... code 1..1 code Coded responses from the common UCUM units for vital signs value set.
Binding: Temperature Units of Measure value set (required)
... bodySite S 0..1 CodeableConcept Observed body part
Binding: Body Temperature Measurement Body Location value set (extensible)

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

PathConformanceValueSetURI
Observation.extension:measurmentDevice.value[x]extensibleBodyTemperatureMeasurementDevicevalueset
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/ValueSet/bodyTempMeasurementDeviceVS
from this IG
Observation.extension:associatedSituation.value[x]:valueCodeableConceptexampleBodyTempAssociatedSituationvalueset
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/ValueSet/BodyTempAssociatedSituationVS
from this IG
Observation.value[x]:valueQuantity.coderequiredTemperatureUOMVS
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/ValueSet/TemperatureUOMVS
from this IG
Observation.interpretationextensibleNumericResultInterpretationNom
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/ValueSet/NumericResultIntVS
from this IG
Observation.bodySiteextensibleBodyTemperatureMeasurementBodyLocationvalueset
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/ValueSet/bodyTempMeasBodyLocationPrecoordVS
from this IG

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron