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4.4.1.178 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-vitals-common

Responsible Owner: Orders and Observations icon

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Normative

Use Context: Country: World

Official URL: `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-vitals-common`				Version: 6.0.0-ballot4
active as of 2026-05-20				Computable Name: VitalSignsUnits
Flags:				OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.955

This value set is used in the following places:

Profile: Observationvitalsignsbase: Observation.value[x] (Quantity / Preferred)
Profile: Observationvitalspanel: Observation.value[x] (Quantity / Preferred)
Profile: Observationresprate: Observation.value[x] (Quantity / Preferred)
Profile: Observationoxygensat: Observation.value[x] (Quantity / Preferred)
Profile: Observationheartrate: Observation.value[x] (Quantity / Preferred)
Profile: Observationheadcircum: Observation.value[x] (Quantity / Preferred)
Profile: Observationbp: Observation.value[x] (Quantity / Preferred)
Profile: Observationbodyweight: Observation.value[x] (Quantity / Preferred)
Profile: Observationbodytemp: Observation.value[x] (Quantity / Preferred)
Profile: Observationbodyheight: Observation.value[x] (Quantity / Preferred)
Profile: Observationbmi: Observation.value[x] (Quantity / Preferred)

4.4.1.178.1 Definition

Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs

4.4.1.178.2 Content Logical Definition

Generated Narrative: ValueSet ucum-vitals-common

Last updated: 2026-05-20T15:02:53.575Z

Include these codes as defined in http://unitsofmeasure.org

version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)

Code	Display
%	percent
cm	centimeter
[in_i]	inch (international)
kg	kilogram
g	gram
[lb_av]	pound (US and British)
[oz_av]	ounce (US and British)
Cel	degree Celsius
[degF]	degree Fahrenheit
mm[Hg]	millimeter of mercury
/min	per minute
kg/m2	kilogram / (meter ^ 2)
m2	square meter

4.4.1.178.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 20 May 2026

This value set could not be expanded by the publication tooling: Error from http://tx.fhir.org/r5: 404 Not Found 404 Not Found nginx

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