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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: Observation em-ed-abcde-circulation-example</b></p><a name="em-ed-abcde-circulation-example"> </a><a name="hcem-ed-abcde-circulation-example"> </a><div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px"/><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Profile: <a href="StructureDefinition-em-abcde-assessment-observation.html">Observation - Emergency ABCDE Assessment</a></p></div><p><b>Emergency No Findings On Exam</b>: false</p><p><b>status</b>: Final</p><p><b>category</b>: <span title="Codes:{http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category exam}">Exam</span></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title="Codes:{https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-component circulation}">Circulation</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a href="Patient-pat-0712345678.html">Amina Atieno Female, DoB: 1992-05-16 ( http://hie.go.ke/fhir/identifier/patient-official-id#33445566)</a></p><p><b>encounter</b>: <a href="Encounter-em-ed-encounter-example.html">Encounter: extension = Government insurance,Ambulance,Non-ambulatory,Acute,false,,; identifier = http://hie.go.ke/fhir/identifier/hospital-registration-number#KNH-ED-2026-004417; status = finished; class = emergency (ActCode#EMER); priority = Orange - Very urgent; period = 2026-06-29 12:40:00+0300 --> 2026-06-29 14:10:00+0300</a></p><p><b>effective</b>: 2026-06-29 12:46:00+0300</p><p><b>performer</b>: <a href="Practitioner-em-practitioner-example.html">Practitioner Sarah Njoroge </a></p><p><b>value</b>: <span title="Codes:">Delayed capillary refill, cool peripheries</span></p><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title="Codes:{https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field capillary-refill-seconds}">Circulation - capillary refill time</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 4 seconds<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM codes = 's')</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title="Codes:{https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field skin-findings}">Circulation - skin findings</span></p><p><b>value</b>: <span title="Codes:">Cool, pale</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title="Codes:{https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field jvd}">Circulation - jugular venous distension</span></p><p><b>value</b>: false</p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title="Codes:{https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field pulses}">Circulation - pulse quality/asymmetry</span></p><p><b>value</b>: <span title="Codes:{https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-vital-qualitative-state weak}">Weak</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title="Codes:{https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field fluids-given-volume}">Circulation - IV fluids given (volume)</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 500 mL<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM codemL = 'mL')</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title="Codes:{https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field fluids-type}">Circulation - IV fluids given (type)</span></p><p><b>value</b>: <span title="Codes:">Normal saline</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title="Codes:{https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field blood-ordered}">Circulation - blood ordered</span></p><p><b>value</b>: true</p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title="Codes:{https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field ecg-done}">Circulation - ECG done</span></p><p><b>value</b>: true</p></blockquote></div>
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