Union of http://hl7.org/cda/us/ccda/StructureDefinition/VitalSignObservation and http://hl7.org/cda/us/ccda/StructureDefinition/VitalSignObservation

This is the set of resources that conform to either of the profiles Vital Sign Observation (http://hl7.org/cda/us/ccda/StructureDefinition/VitalSignObservation) and Vital Sign Observation (http://hl7.org/cda/us/ccda/StructureDefinition/VitalSignObservation). E.g. what you have to deal with if you get resources conforming to one of them

Structure

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Observation C1..1Base for all types and resources
should-text-ref-value: SHOULD contain text/reference/@value
should-code: SHOULD contain code
should-author: SHOULD contain author
should-percent: Percentage codes (PulseOx, O2 Concentration, Percentiles) should be represented with %
should-cm: Height & Head Circumference should be represented in cm
should-kg: Weight should be represented in kg
should-cel: Temperature should be represented in Celcius (Cel)
should-bp: Blood pressure should be represented in mm[Hg]
should-rates: Rates should be represented in /min
should-bmi: BMI should be represented in kg/m2
should-bsa: BSA should be represented in m2
... nullFlavor 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
... realmCode 0..*CS
... typeId 0..1II
.... nullFlavor 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
.... assigningAuthorityName 0..1??
.... displayable 0..1??
.... root 1..1??, ??, ??
.... extension 1..1??
... templateId 1..*II
... classCode 1..1??Binding: ?? (required)
... moodCode 1..1??Binding: ?? (required)
... negationInd 0..1??
... code 1..1CDBinding: ?? (example)
.... nullFlavor 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
.... code 0..1??Binding: ?? (preferred)
.... codeSystem 0..1??, ??, ??
.... codeSystemName 0..1??
.... codeSystemVersion 0..1??
.... displayName 0..1??
.... sdtcValueSet 0..1??
.... sdtcValueSetVersion 0..1??
.... originalText 0..1ED
.... qualifier 0..*CR
.... translation 0..*CD
... derivationExpr 0..1ST
... text 0..1EDSHOULD reference the portion of section narrative text corresponding to this entry
.... nullFlavor 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
.... compression 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
.... integrityCheck 0..1??
.... integrityCheckAlgorithm 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
.... language 0..1??
.... mediaType 0..1??Binding: ?? (example)
.... representation 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
.... xmlText 0..1??Allows for mixed text content. If @representation='B64', this SHALL be a base64binary string.
.... reference C0..1TELvalue-starts-octothorpe: If reference/@value is present, it SHALL begin with a '#' and SHALL point to its corresponding narrative
.... thumbnail 0..1ED
... statusCode 1..1CSBinding: ?? (required)
.... nullFlavor 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
.... code 1..1??
.... sdtcValueSet 0..1??
.... sdtcValueSetVersion 0..1??
... effectiveTime 1..1IVL_TS
... priorityCode 0..1CEBinding: ?? (example)
... repeatNumber 0..1IVL_INT
... languageCode 0..1CSBinding: ?? (required)
... value 1..1PQ
.... nullFlavor 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
.... unit 1..1??NOTE: The base CDA R2.0 standard requires @unit to be drawn from UCUM, and best practice is to use case sensitive UCUM units
Binding: ?? (required)
.... value 0..1??
.... translation 0..*PQR
... interpretationCode 0..1CEBinding: ?? (required)
.... code 1..1??Binding: ?? (required)
.... codeSystem 0..1??, ??, ??
.... codeSystemName 0..1??
.... codeSystemVersion 0..1??
.... displayName 0..1??
.... sdtcValueSet 0..1??XML: valueSet (urn:hl7-org:sdtc)
.... sdtcValueSetVersion 0..1??XML: valueSetVersion (urn:hl7-org:sdtc)
.... originalText 0..1ED
.... translation 0..*CD
... methodCode 0..1CEBinding: ?? (example)
... targetSiteCode 0..1CD
... subject 0..1Subject
... specimen 0..*Specimen
... performer 0..*Performer2
... author 0..*??Base for all types and resources
... informant 0..*Informant
... participant 0..*Participant2
... entryRelationship 0..*EntryRelationship
... reference 0..*Reference
... precondition 0..*Precondition
... sdtcPrecondition2 0..*Precondition2
... referenceRange 0..*InfrastructureRoot
.... nullFlavor 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
.... realmCode 0..*CS
.... typeId 0..1II
..... nullFlavor 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
..... assigningAuthorityName 0..1??
..... displayable 0..1??
..... root 1..1??, ??, ??
..... extension 1..1??
.... templateId 0..*II
.... typeCode 0..1??Binding: ?? (required)
.... observationRange 1..1ObservationRange
... sdtcInFulfillmentOf1 0..*InFulfillmentOf1
... sdtcCategory 0..*CDXML: category (urn:hl7-org:sdtc)

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