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      <h2>Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs</h2>
      
      
      
      <p>Commonly encountered UCUM units for recording Vital Signs. Suggested units for the value set: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-CCDAVitalSignResult</p>
      
      
      
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      <p>This value set includes codes defined in other code systems, using the following rules:</p>
      
      
      
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        <li>Include these codes as defined in http://unitsofmeasure.org
          
          
          
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                <b>Code</b>
              
              
              
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                <b>Display</b>
              
              
              
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              <td>%</td>
              
              
              
              <td>percent</td>
              
              
              
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              <td>cm</td>
              
              
              
              <td>centimeter</td>
              
              
              
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              <td>/kg</td>
              
              
              
              <td>per kilogram</td>
              
              
              
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              <td>Cel</td>
              
              
              
              <td>degree Celsius</td>
              
              
              
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              <td>mm[Hg]</td>
              
              
              
              <td>millimeter of mercury</td>
              
              
              
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              <td>/min</td>
              
              
              
              <td>per minute</td>
              
              
              
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              <td>kg/m2</td>
              
              
              
              <td>kilogram / (meter ^ 2)</td>
              
              
              
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              <td>/m2</td>
              
              
              
              <td>per square meter</td>
              
              
              
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      <p>The UCUM codes, UCUM table (regardless of format), and UCUM Specification are copyright © 1999-2009, Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the Unified Codes for Units of Measures (UCUM) Organization. All rights reserved</p>
    
    
    
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