Vital Signs & FHIR Observation

Overview

Vital Signs are represented as an FHIR Observation resources. Each specific vital sign should also conform to its own profile as it is listed below:

Supported Profiles

Vital Sign	US Core Profile	Observation LOINC code
Systolic\Diastolic blood pressure	Blood pressure systolic and diastolic (FHIR Core Profile)	85354-9
Heart Rate	Heart rate (FHIR Core Profile)	8867-4
Respiratory rate	Respiratory rate (FHIR Core Profile)	9279-1
Body temperature	Body temperature (FHIR Core Profile)	8310-5
Body height	Body height (FHIR Core Profile)	8302-2
Body weight	Body weight (FHIR Core Profile)	29463-7
Pulse oximetry	US Core Pulse Oximetry Profile (Builds on FHIR Core Profile)	59408-5 and 3151-8 (flow rate) and 3150-0 (concentration)
Oxygen Saturation	US Core Pulse Oximetry Profile (Builds on FHIR Core Profile)	2708-6
BMI Percentile (2 - 20 years)	US Core Pediatric BMI for Age Observation Profile (Builds on FHIR Core Profile)	59576-9
Pediatric Weight for Height Observation (Birth - 36 Months)	US Core Pediatric Weight for Height Observation Profile (Builds on FHIR Core Profile)	77606-2
Head Occipital-frontal Circumference Percentile (Birth - 36 Months)	US Core Pediatric Head Occipital Frontal Circumference Observation Profile (Builds on FHIR Core Profile)	8289-1