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10.1.11 Resource Observation - Profiles

Maturity Level : N/A

Responsible Owner: Orders and Observations Work Group

Standards Status : Informative

Security Category : Patient

Compartments : Device , Encounter , Group , Patient , Practitioner , RelatedPerson

This table lists profiles for the Observation resource. For background information, see Profiling Resources and Extensibility . Additional profiles and extensions may be found in published Implementation Guides , or in the Conformance resource registry .

10.1.11.1 Profiles

Resources of type Observation do not have extensions at the root element, but extensions MAY be present on the elements in the resource

Profile	Description	Context
DeviceMetricObservationProfile This profile describes the direct or derived, qualitative or quantitative physiological measurement, setting, or calculation data produced by a medical device or a device component. Observation Blood Pressure Profile Observationbmi	FHIR Body Mass Index (BMI) Profile	Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile Profiles
Observationbodyheight	FHIR Body Height Profile	Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile Profiles
Observationbodytemp	FHIR Body Temperature Profile	Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile Profiles
Observationbodyweight	FHIR Body Weight Profile	Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile Profiles
Observationbp	FHIR Blood Pressure Profile	Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile Profiles
Observationheadcircum	FHIR Head Circumference Profile	Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile Profiles
Observationheartrate	FHIR Heart Rate Profile	Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile Profiles
Observationoxygensat	FHIR Oxygen Saturation Profile	Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile Profiles
Observationresprate	FHIR Respiratory Rate Profile	Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile Profiles
Observationvitalsigns Observationvitalsignsbase	FHIR Vital Signs Base Profile	Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile Profiles
Observationvitalspanel	FHIR Vital Signs Panel Profile	Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile Profiles