Blood Pressure Cross-Country Cross-Language Cross-Paradigm (Demo) IG
0.2.11 - ci-build

Blood Pressure Cross-Country Cross-Language Cross-Paradigm (Demo) IG, published by FO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.11 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/frankoemig/bloodpressure/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Hierarchy of Profiles

What is the resulting hierarchy of profiles?

Hierarchy for Blood Pressure Profiles with regard to Vital Signs (informative)

The possible values for blood pressure measurements have to be instantiated in different ways. In combination with vital signs it forms a hierarchy:

BP Profile(s) in the Vital Sign HierarchyBP Profile(s) in the Vital Sign HierarchyObservationstatus: codecategory: codecode: codeobservationDate: instant|periodVital Signcategory: code = vital-sign(General) Blood Pressurecategory: code = blood-pressuresystolicBP: positiveIntdiastolicBP: positiveIntmeanArterialBP: positiveIntpulseBP: positiveIntexertion: quantityposition: codeconsciousness: codeinterpretation: code...Body Weightcategory: code = body-weightMedicationBlood Pressure Spotdate: instantBP Spot Non-InvasiveBP Spot InvasiveBlood Pressure PanelBlood Pressure AveragedatePeriod: PeriodPatientAuthorUS Core Spot BPDE Core BPUS Core Avg BPDE KBV BPDE MII BPDE Standard BP for EHR0..*0..*0..*0..*subjectauthor0..*0..10..*

The general blood pressure profile on top accumulates all possible details in one profile. It allows for capturing every blood pressure measurement.

Discussions has revealed that not every blood pressure measurement belongs to the vital sign category. Only specific measurements, eg. in rest with no exertion, can be used as vital signs as it is shown in a panel. Therefore, the BP panel is a specialisation of vital signs but not all other BP measurements.

It is also questionable whether the country-specific core is really necessary?!

Country-specific Derivations

.. should not be necessary.