Kenya Patient Summary FHIR Implementation Guide
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Kenya Patient Summary FHIR Implementation Guide, published by Digital Health Agency of 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-Patient-Summary-FHIR-IG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Observation Methods CodeSystem

Official URL: http://localhost:8085/fhir/CodeSystem/observation-methods-cs Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-05-31 Computable Name: ObservationMethodsCS

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Methods used to perform clinical observations. Source: MOH-KENYA OCL OBSERVATION-METHODS.

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This case-sensitive code system http://localhost:8085/fhir/CodeSystem/observation-methods-cs defines the following codes:

CodeDisplay
BLOOD-GLUCOSE-TEST Blood glucose test
URINE-TEST-STRIP Urine test strip
LABORATORY-TEST Laboratory test
MRI-SCAN MRI scan
CT-SCAN CT scan
X-RAY X-ray
ULTRASOUND-IMAGING Ultrasound imaging
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM Electrocardiogram
SPIROMETRY Spirometry
MEASUREMENT Measurement
TEMPERATURE-TAKING Temperature taking
PULSE-TAKING Pulse taking
BLOOD-PRESSURE-TAKING Blood pressure taking
MICROSCOPY Microscopy
VISUAL-INSPECTION Visual inspection
PERCUSSION Percussion
PALPATION Palpation
AUSCULTATION Auscultation