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Definition for Value SetVital Signs Units
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="ucum-vitals-common"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2022-09-07T10:58:29.429+10:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablevalueset"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <ul> <li> Include these codes as defined in <a href="http://unitsofmeasure.org"> <code> http://unitsofmeasure.org</code> </a> <table class="none"> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> <b> Code</b> </td> <td> <b> Display</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> %</td> <td> percent</td> </tr> <tr> <td> cm</td> <td> centimeter</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [in_i]</td> <td> inch (international)</td> </tr> <tr> <td> kg</td> <td> kilogram</td> </tr> <tr> <td> g</td> <td> gram</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [lb_av]</td> <td> pound (US and British)</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Cel</td> <td> degree Celsius</td> </tr> <tr> <td> [degF]</td> <td> degree Fahrenheit</td> </tr> <tr> <td> mm[Hg]</td> <td> millimeter of mercury</td> </tr> <tr> <td> /min</td> <td> per minute</td> </tr> <tr> <td> kg/m2</td> <td> kilogram / (meter ^ 2)</td> </tr> <tr> <td> m2</td> <td> square meter</td> </tr> </table> </li> </ul> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-extensible"> <valueBoolean value="true"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="oo"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-vitals-common"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.955"/> </identifier> <version value="5.0.0-ballot"/> <name value="VitalSignsUnits"/> <title value="Vital Signs Units"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <publisher value="FHIR Project"/> <description value="Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs"/> <copyright value="UCUM is Copyright © 1999-2013 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and The UCUM Organization, Indianapolis, IN. All rights reserved. See http://unitsofmeasure.org/trac//wiki/TermsOfUse for details"/> <compose> <include> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <concept> <code value="%"/> <display value="percent"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="cm"/> <display value="centimeter"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="[in_i]"/> <display value="inch (international)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="kg"/> <display value="kilogram"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="g"/> <display value="gram"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="[lb_av]"/> <display value="pound (US and British)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="Cel"/> <display value="degree Celsius"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="[degF]"/> <display value="degree Fahrenheit"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="mm[Hg]"/> <display value="millimeter of mercury"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="/min"/> <display value="per minute"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="kg/m2"/> <display value="kilogram / (meter ^ 2)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="m2"/> <display value="square meter"/> </concept> </include> </compose> </ValueSet>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.