International Patient Summary Implementation Guide
2.0.0 - STU 2
International Patient Summary Implementation Guide
2.0.0 - STU 2
International Patient Summary Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Patient Care. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/costateixeira/fhir-ips/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/StructureDefinition/VitalSignsSection | Version: 2.0.0 | |||
| Standards status: Trial-use | Maturity Level: 2 | Computable Name: VitalSignsSection | ||
Vital signs and physical findings, including primary and additional measurements such as height, weight, and BMI.
Usages:
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Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:   |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  VitalSignsSection |
0..* | Base | Vital Signs Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
  vitalSign |
0..* | BackboneElement | Vital sign | |
   @id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
 extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
 modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| dateOfObservation |
0..1 | Period | Date of observation | |
| observationType |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Observation type | |
| resultDescription |
0..1 | string | Result description | |
| value |
0..1 | Quantity | Value | |
 vitalSignCode |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Vital sign | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |
This structure is derived from Base
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VitalSignsSection |
0..* | Base | Vital Signs Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
| vitalSign |
0..* | BackboneElement | Vital sign | |
| dateOfObservation |
0..1 | Period | Date of observation | |
| observationType |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Observation type | |
| resultDescription |
0..1 | string | Result description | |
| value |
0..1 | Quantity | Value | |
| vitalSignCode |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Vital sign | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VitalSignsSection |
0..* | Base | Vital Signs Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
| vitalSign |
0..* | BackboneElement | Vital sign | |
| @id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| dateOfObservation |
0..1 | Period | Date of observation | |
| observationType |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Observation type | |
| resultDescription |
0..1 | string | Result description | |
| value |
0..1 | Quantity | Value | |
| vitalSignCode |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Vital sign | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VitalSignsSection |
0..* | Base | Vital Signs Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
| vitalSign |
0..* | BackboneElement | Vital sign | |
| @id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| dateOfObservation |
0..1 | Period | Date of observation | |
| observationType |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Observation type | |
| resultDescription |
0..1 | string | Result description | |
| value |
0..1 | Quantity | Value | |
| vitalSignCode |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Vital sign | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |
Differential View
This structure is derived from Base
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VitalSignsSection |
0..* | Base | Vital Signs Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
| vitalSign |
0..* | BackboneElement | Vital sign | |
| dateOfObservation |
0..1 | Period | Date of observation | |
| observationType |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Observation type | |
| resultDescription |
0..1 | string | Result description | |
| value |
0..1 | Quantity | Value | |
| vitalSignCode |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Vital sign | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VitalSignsSection |
0..* | Base | Vital Signs Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
| vitalSign |
0..* | BackboneElement | Vital sign | |
| @id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| dateOfObservation |
0..1 | Period | Date of observation | |
| observationType |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Observation type | |
| resultDescription |
0..1 | string | Result description | |
| value |
0..1 | Quantity | Value | |
| vitalSignCode |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Vital sign | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |
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