Kenya Emergency FHIR Implementation Guide
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Kenya Emergency FHIR Implementation Guide, published by Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IntelliSOFT-Consulting/Kenya-Emmergency-FHIR-IG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Breathing State Classification

Official URL: https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/breathing-state-classification Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-07-20 Computable Name: BreathingStateClassificationCS

Clinical classification of breathing rate states.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

  • This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

This code system https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/breathing-state-classification defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
CRITICAL-BRADYPNEA Critical Bradypnea Critically low respiratory rate.
MILD-BRADYPNEA Mild Bradypnea Mildly reduced respiratory rate.
NORMAL Normal Respiratory rate within the normal range.
MILD-TACHYPNEA Mild Tachypnea Mildly elevated respiratory rate.
TACHYPNEA Tachypnea Elevated respiratory rate.