Pulse: Observation

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Comments to Ocean Informatics

The rate the heart is beating - either mechanically or electrically

Id: openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.heart_rate-pulse.v1
Reference model: EHR
ADL

History

Protocol

Data

State

Data: LIST

Concept	Description	Type	Cardinality	Values
Rate	The rate of the heart	*Quantity*	mandatory 1..1	Property = FREQUENCY Units: /min, (>= 0)
Rhythm	The rhythm of the heart beat	*Coded text*	optional 0..1	Regular Irregular Irregularly irregular
Character	The character of the pulse on palpation	*Text*	optional 0..1	Free or coded text
Description	The description of the rate and rythm	*Text*	optional 0..1	Free or coded text

State: LIST

Concept Ordered	Description	Type	Cardinality	Values
Position	The position of the patient when the heart rate was measured	*Coded text*	optional 0..1	Lying Sitting Reclining Standing

Events: HISTORY

Events	Description	Constraints	Values
Any event	*	PointInTime 0..*

Protocol: LIST

Concept Ordered	Description	Type	Cardinality	Values
Device	Device by which the heart rate was measured	*Text*	optional 0..1	Free or coded text

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