Entity Vital Sign

DescriptionA personal health observation that describes a patient's various past and current vital sign values.

For example:
Blood pressure
Heart rate
Respiratory rate
Weight
Height

Attributes
Occurred TsOccurred Ts
Vital Sign CodeVital Sign Code
Vital Sign InterpretationVital Sign Interpretation
Vital Sign MethodVital Sign Method
Vital Sign StatusVital Sign Status
Vital Sign Target SiteVital Sign Target Site
Vital Sign TypeVital Sign Type
Vital Sign Unit Of MeasureVital Sign Unit Of Measure
Vital Sign Value NumVital Sign Value Num
Vital Sign Value TxtVital Sign Value Txt

Generalization
Generalization1Generalization1

Dependencies
 NONE

Reverse Dependencies
 

Attribute Details

 Occurred Ts
DescriptionThe date and time that the vital sign measurement was taken.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Timestamp [TIMESTAMP]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Vital Sign Code
DescriptionThe codified vital sign reading, measurement, or result.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Vital Sign Interpretation
DescriptionIndicates the interpretation of a vital sign reading, measurement, or result.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Vital Sign Method
DescriptionAn acronym or abbreviation name the technique  or procedure used to obtain the vital sign reading. This is normally used to indicate that a different method than the standard method was used for the vital sign.

For example:
Standing Blood Pressure
Supine Blood Pressure
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Vital Sign Status
DescriptionIndicates the status of a vital sign reading, measurement, or result.

For example:
Discontinued
Complete
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Vital Sign Target Site
DescriptionIndicates the part of the body used for the vital sign reading, measurement, or result.

For example:
Left Arm
Right Ear Lobe
Right Axilla
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Vital Sign Type
DescriptionIdentifies the vital sign being recorded.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Vital Sign Unit Of Measure
DescriptionIdentifies the units in which the vital sign number is expressed.

For example:
Beats per Minute
Percentage
Resps per Minute
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Vital Sign Value Num
DescriptionThe numeric vital sign reading, measurement, or result.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Number Float [FLOAT(5)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Vital Sign Value Txt
DescriptionThe textual vital sign reading, measurement, or result.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Text Small [VARCHAR(50)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse

Generalization Details

 Generalization1
SupertypePersonal Health Observation
SubtypeVital Sign
Transform AsTABLE