Vital Signs Unit Of Measure

General Details:

Name:
Vital Signs Unit Of Measure
Steward:
Project 5 (COVID-19)
Definition:
The unit of measure for the person's vital sign measurement.
Registration Status:
Qualified

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description
Percentage A fraction or ratio with 100 understood as the denominator. C25613
Beats per Minute The number of heartbeats measured per minute time. C49673
Breaths per Minute The number of breaths (inhalation and exhalation) taken per minute time. C49674
Degree Celsius A unit of temperature of the temperature scale designed so that the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point is 100 degrees at standard atmospheric pressure. The current official definition of the Celsius sets 0.01 C to be at the triple point of water and a degree to be 1/273.16 of the difference in temperature between the triple point of water and absolute zero. One degree Celsius represents the same temperature difference as one Kelvin. C42559
Centimeter A basic unit of length in the former CGS version of metric system, equal to one hundredth of a meter or approximately 0.393 700 787 inch. C49668
Degree Fahrenheit A unit of temperature of the temperature scale designed so that the freezing point of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point is 212 degrees, placing the boiling and melting points of water 180 degrees apart. One degree Fahrenheit is 5/9ths of a kelvin (or of a degree Celsius), and minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to minus 40 degrees Celsius. C44277
Inch A traditional unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 centimeters. C48500
Kilogram A basic SI unit of mass. It is defined as the mass of an international prototype in the form of a platinum-iridium cylinder kept at Sevres in France. A kilogram is equal to 1,000 grams and 2.204 622 6 pounds. C28252
Pound The traditional unit of mass. By international agreement, one avoirdupois pound is equal to exactly 0.453 592 37 kilogram, 16 ounces, or 1.215 28 troy pounds. C48531
Millimeter of Mercury A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 133,332 Pa or 1.316E10-3 standard atmosphere. Use of this unit is generally deprecated by ISO and IUPAC. C49670
Square Meter A SI unit of area measurement equal to a square whose sides are one meter long. Square meter is equal to 10,000 square centimeters; 0.01 are; 1.196 square yards; 10.76 square feet; 1550 square inches. C42569

Designations:

Designation:
Vital Signs Unit Of Measure
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Designation:
Vital Signs Unit of Measure
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Preferred Question Text

Designations:

Definition:
The unit of measure for the person's vital sign measurement.
Tags:

Properties:

Key:
Tags/Keywords
Value:
Person, Diagnosis, Vital Signs
Key:
Project 5 (COVID-19) Source
Value:
FDA, CDC

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
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