ARCHETYPE Pulse/Heart beat (openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.pulse.v1)

ARCHETYPE IDopenEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.pulse.v1
ConceptPulse/Heart beat
DescriptionRecord details about the rate and associated attributes for a pulse or heart beat.
UseUse to record the presence or absence of a pulse or heart beat. In practice, the terms 'heart rate' and 'pulse rate' are often used interchangeably, although they may be measured at different body sites. This archetype allows either term to be used when the measurement site is not specified, to suit clinician preferences. Use to record the measurement of the pulse rate, or heart rate, observations about the associated pattern and character, and clinical interpretation of the findings. Measurements such as the maximum pulse or heart rate over an interval of time can be recorded using 'Maximum' event. Others point-in-time or interval events may be specified within a template or at run-time. In development of this archetype, there has been some tension around representation of the regularity of the pulse or heart beat. This archetype represents the relevant data points separately: firstly establishing 'Regular' vs 'Irregular' and then, if 'Irregular', further options of 'Regularly irregular' and 'Irregularly irregular'. In practice, clinical systems could offer users a combination of the values from the 'Regular?' and 'Irregular type' - for example, 'Regular', 'Regularly irregular' and 'Irregularly irregular' drawn from these two data elements. Data could be recorded against both data elements with the assumption that if one of the irregular types are selected, then the 'Irregular' value in the 'Regular?' data element is also automatically selected. In certain situations it is important to be very specific so that a rate observed at a peripheral body site, such as the radial artery, can be differentiated from the rate of the heart. To record a pulse deficit, record the measurements of the mechanical heart rate and a peripheral pulse rate in two instances of this archetype - the difference between these measurments is the pulse deficit. The actual pulse deficit will be recorded in a separate OBSERVATION archetype.
MisuseNot to be used to record the R-R rate in the context of an Electrocardiograph report - use the OBSERVATION.ecg archetypefor this purpose. Not to be used to record other details of the full cardiovascular examination or assessment. Other specific CLUSTER archetypes will be used to record characteristics such as apex beat, murmurs and bruits, or auscultatory findings. In particular, this archetype is not intended to record the assessment of peripheral vascular disease, which requires documentation of the presence and strength of each peripheral pulse. A specific CLUSTER archetype will be used to record the general findings on examination of peripheral pulses. Not to be used to record fetal heart rate - use the OBSERVATION.fetal_heart archetype for this purpose. Not to be used to record the pulse deficit - use a specific OBSERVATION archetype for this purpose. Concepts such as Target Heart Rate should be recorded in separate EVALUATION archetypes related to goals and exercise assessment.
PurposeTo record details about the rate and associated attributes for a pulse or heart beat.
ReferencesDirect communication with clinicians.
Copyright© openEHR Foundation
AuthorsAuthor name: Sam Heard
Organisation: Ocean Informatics
Email: sam.heard@oceaninformatics.com
Date originally authored: 2006-03-26
Other Details LanguageAuthor name: Sam Heard
Organisation: Ocean Informatics
Email: sam.heard@oceaninformatics.com
Date originally authored: 2006-03-26
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Keywordsrate, rhythm, beat, pulse, heart, vital, sign
Lifecycledeprecated
UIDcb2268c5-b91e-48a0-992e-ac9777d94862
Language useden
Citeable Identifier1013.1.170
Revision Number1.0.3
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Vebjoern Arntzen, Oslo university hospital, Norway
Koray Atalag, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Gustavo Bacelar-Silva, Healthcare Designs, Brazil (openEHR Editor)
Silje Ljosland Bakke, Bergen Hospital Trust, Norway (openEHR Editor)
Lars Bitsch-Larsen, Haukeland University hospital, Norway
Diego Bosca, IBIME group, Spain
Rong Chen, Cambio Healthcare Systems, Sweden
Stephen Chu, Queensland Health, Australia
Angela de Zwart, Orion Health, New Zealand
Graham Denyer, Australian Antarctic Division, Australia
Paul Donaldson, Nursing Informatics Australia, Australia
Shahla Foozonkhah, Ocean Informatics, Australia
Einar Fosse, National Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, Norway
Sebastian Garde, Ocean Informatics, Germany
John George, HSCIC, United Kingdom
Heather Grain, Llewelyn Grain Informatics, Australia
Sam Heard, Ocean Informatics, Australia
Evelyn Hovenga, EJSH Consulting, Australia
Eugene Igras, IRIS Systems, Inc., Canada
Lars Karlsen, DIPS ASA, Norway
Athanasios Kleontas, Ergobyte Informatics, Greece
Shinji Kobayashi, Kyoto University, Japan
Robert Legan, NEHTA, Australia
Heather Leslie, Ocean Informatics, Australia (openEHR Editor)
Rohan Martin, Ambulance Victoria, Australia
Ian McNicoll, freshEHR Clinical Informatics, United Kingdom (openEHR Editor)
Jeroen Meintjens, Medisch Centrum Alkmaar, Netherlands
Monica Merchat, Hospital Cardiac Electrophysiology, MS Health Informatics Student, former ICU nurse, former Anesthesia Technician, United States
Bjoern Naess, DIPS ASA, Norway
Andrej Orel, Marand d.o.o., Slovenia
Arturo Romero, SESCAM, Spain
Jussara Rotzsch, UNB, Brazil
Micaela Thierley, Helse Bergen, Norway
Soon Ghee Yap, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, originalLanguage=en, translators=
  • German: Jasmin Buck, Sebastian Garde, University of Heidelberg, Central Queensland University
  • Russian: Vyacheslav Mavrin, JSC Comsoft
  • Swedish: Erik Sundvall; Åsa Skagerhult, Kirsi Poikela, Region Östergötland, Tieto Sweden AB, asa.skagerhult@regionostergotland.se, ext.kirsi.poikela@tieto.com
  • Finnish: Vesa Peltola, Tieto Finland, vesa.peltola@tieto.com
  • Portuguese (Brazil): Osmeire Chamelette Sanzovo, Hospital Sírio Libanês - SP, osmeire.acsanzovo@hsl.org.br
  • Arabic (Syria): Mona Saleh
  • Spanish (Spain): Pablo Pazos, CaboLabs - Health Informatics, pablo.pazos@cabolabs.com
  • Spanish (Colombia): Jose Florez-Arango, MD MS PhD
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  • Palpation [The findings are observed by physical touch of the observer on the subject.]
  • Auscultation [The findings are observed with the assistance of a device, such as a stethoscope.]
  • Automatic, non-invasive [The findings are observed non-invasively using a device such as a pulse oximeter or a stethoscope.]
  • Automatic, invasive [The findings are observed invasively using a device such as an arterial catheter.]
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  •  Coded Text
    • Radial Artery - Left [The left radial artery.]
    • Radial Artery - Right [The right radial artery.]
    • Heart [The region of the heart.]
    • Carotid Artery - Left [The left carotid artery.]
    • Carotid Artery - Right [The right carotid artery.]
    • Femoral Artery - Left [The left femoral artery.]
    • Femoral Artery - Right [The right femoral artery.]
    • Brachial artery - Right [The right brachial artery.]
    • Brachial artery - Left [The left brachial artery.]
    • Finger [An unspecified finger.]
    • Toe [An unspecified toe.]
    • Ear lobe [The lobe of an unspecified ear.]
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  • Standing/upright [The subject was standing, walking or running.]
  • Sitting [The subject was sitting (for example on bed or chair).]
  • Reclining [The subject was reclining at an approximate angle of 45 degrees, with the legs elevated to the level of the pelvis.]
  • Lying [The subject was lying flat.]

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  • Present [A pulse or heart beat can be detected.]
  • Not detected [A pulse or heart beat cannot be detected.]

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  • Heart beat presence [Presence of a heart beat.]
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Units: >=0.0 /min
Limit decimal places: 0
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  • Heart Rate [The heart rate, measured in beats per minute.]
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  • Irregular [The pattern is irregular.]
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  • Irregularly Irregular [The pattern is irregular in a chaotic and unpredictable manner. For example, atrial fibrillation.]
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  • Palpation [The findings are observed by physical touch of the observer on the subject.]
  • Auscultation [The findings are observed with the assistance of a device, such as a stethoscope.]
  • Automatic, non-invasive [The findings are observed non-invasively using a device such as a pulse oximeter or a stethoscope.]
  • Automatic, invasive [The findings are observed invasively using a device such as an arterial catheter.]
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    • Radial Artery - Left [The left radial artery.]
    • Radial Artery - Right [The right radial artery.]
    • Heart [The region of the heart.]
    • Carotid Artery - Left [The left carotid artery.]
    • Carotid Artery - Right [The right carotid artery.]
    • Femoral Artery - Left [The left femoral artery.]
    • Femoral Artery - Right [The right femoral artery.]
    • Brachial artery - Right [The right brachial artery.]
    • Brachial artery - Left [The left brachial artery.]
    • Finger [An unspecified finger.]
    • Toe [An unspecified toe.]
    • Ear lobe [The lobe of an unspecified ear.]
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