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Basic Blood Pressure

The Basic Blood Pressure category supports the measurement of Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure.

When this category is evaluated, the Basic Heart Rate (a.k.a. Pulse) category must also be evaluated. This is because blood pressure and pulse are very closely related measurements, and it’s nearly impossible for a system to measure blood pressure without having some awareness of heart rate.

Feature: Blood Pressure Measurement

The system SHALL be able to capture and report a blood pressure measurement from the user.

Scenario: Capture And Report Blood Pressure Measurement

GIVEN

a <System> (App or Infrastructure) that can work with a <Device>

AND

a <User> of that <System>

AND

the <Blood Pressure> of that <User> containing both systolic and diastolic measures

WHEN

the <System> is operational

THEN

the <Device> can capture a <Measurement> in the <System> associated with <User>

AND

that <Measurement> contains that user’s <Blood Pressure>

AND

that <Measurement> captures both systolic and diastolic pressure

AND

that <Measurement> has units that are millimeters of mercury

AND

the precision of that <Measurement> is to the unit of at least whole millimeters.

Scenario: LOINC Coded Blood Pressure Measurement

The measurement should be coded in LOINC.

GIVEN

a <Measurement> of blood pressure

WHEN

the <Measurement> is retrieved

THEN

that <Measurement> has a component that is associated with a <LOINC Code> for Blood Pressure

AND

that <LOINC Code> is 8480-6 Systolic blood pressure or 8462-4 Diastolic blood pressure

Scenario: UCUM Coded Blood Pressure Units

The measurement should use units coded in UCUM.

GIVEN

a <Measurement> of blood pressure

WHEN

the <Measurement> is retrieved

THEN

that <Measurement> is associated with a <UCUM Unit Code>,

AND

that <UCUM Unit Code> is ‘mm[Hg]’ (millimeters of mercury).