ARCHETYPE Body fluid or substance (openEHR-EHR-CLUSTER.fluid.v1)

ARCHETYPE IDopenEHR-EHR-CLUSTER.fluid.v1
ConceptBody fluid or substance
DescriptionDetails of the findings relating to a bodily fluid, secretion or substance.
PurposeTo describe body fluids, secretions and substances.
References
Copyrightcopyright (c) 2010 openEHR Foundation
AuthorsAuthor name: Dr Ian McNicoll
Organisation: Ocean Informatics, United Kingdom
Email: ian.mcnicoll@oceaninformatics.com
Date originally authored: 12/06/2010
Other Details LanguageAuthor name: Dr Ian McNicoll
Organisation: Ocean Informatics, United Kingdom
Email: ian.mcnicoll@oceaninformatics.com
Date originally authored: 12/06/2010
Other Details (Language Independent)
  • References:
  • MD5-CAM-1.0.1: 97E67C46BE5BE2E9D5116E9DD44F2B9F
Keywordsfluid, solid, excretion, substance, secretion
LifecycleAuthorDraft
Language useden
Citeable Identifier1013.1.23
items
SubstanceSubstance: The fluid or substance.
SourceSource: The source of the fluid or substance.
Normal statementsNormal statements: A statement about the normality of the fluid or substance.
Clinical descriptionClinical description: A description of the fluid or substance.
QuantityQuantity: Statements about the quantity of fluid or secretion.
Substance presentSubstance present: Substance is present.
AmountAmount: The amount of substance as a category.
  • None [There is no longer any fluid /substance.]
  • Scant [There is a small amount of fluid/substance.]
  • Minimal [There is a minimal amount of fluid/substance.]
  • Moderate [There is a moderate amount of fluid/ substance.]
  • Heavy [There is a heavy amount of fluid/substance.]
  • Large [There is a large amount of fluid or substance.]
Change in amountChange in amount: Statement about the change in volume of the fluid or secretion.
  • Increasing [Increasing volumes of fluid.]
  • Stable [The volume of fluid or liquid is stable.]
  • Decreasing [The volume of fluid is decreasing.]
  • Ceased [The quantity of body fluid is now zero.]
VolumeVolume: The volume of the fluid or secretion.
Property: Volume
Units:
  • >=0.0 ml
    Limit decimal places: 1
  • >=0.0 l
MassMass: The quantity expressed as a mass or weight.
Property: Mass
Units:
  • gm
  • >=0.0 kg
Flow categoryFlow category: A text description of the flow rate.
Flow rateFlow rate: A numerical expression of flow rate.
Property: Flow rate, volume
CommentComment: A text comment about the substance amount.
ColourColour: The colour of the fluid.
SmellSmell: The smell of the bodily substance.
AgeAge: Estimated age of the bodily substance.
  • Fresh [The bodily substance appears fresh.]
  • Old [The bodily substance appears old.]
Fluid detailsFluid details: Findings specific to substances that are normally fluid.
TurbidityTurbidity: The degree of solid material suspended in the fluid.
  • Clear [The fluid or secretion is crystal clear.]
  • Slightly cloudy [There is a small amount of solid suspended in the fluid.]
  • Cloudy [There is a large amount of solid suspended but it still transmits light.]
  • Opaque [There is so much solid suspended that the fluid does not transmit light.]
  • Flocculent [The fluid is mostly composed of suspended solids.]
ConsistencyConsistency: The consistency of the fluid.
  • Watery [The fluid flows like water.]
  • Oily/viscous [The fluid flows like an oil.]
  • Creamy/sticky [The fluid is quite thick and flows like cream.]
  • Thick [The fluid does not flow.]
  • Waxy [The fluid has a consistency like wax.]
  • Particulate [The fluid has become partially solidified and dispersed within a containing fluid e.g. particulate meconium within liquor.]
SedimentSediment: The amount of sediment in the fluid.
  • Scant [There is a very small amount of sediment in the fluid.]
  • Moderate [There is a moderate amount of sediment in the fluid.]
  • Profuse [There is a large amount of sediment in the fluid.]
Solid detailsSolid details: Findings specific to substances that are normally solid.
ConsistencyConsistency: Findings realted to the consistency of the substance.
  • Normal [The solid is of a normal consistency.]
  • Soft [The solid is soft but with no liquid.]
  • Loose [The substance, normally solid, is semi liquid but contains a significant amount of solid material.]
  • Liquid [The substance, normally solid, has little solid material.]
Contained substancesContained substances: Other substances mixed within the main bodily substance being described.
Contained substance detailContained substance detail: Details of a contained substance.
Include:
openEHR-EHR-CLUSTER.fluid.v1 and specialisations
Exclude:
All not explicitly included archetypes
Other contributorsSebastian Garde, Ocean Informatics, Germany (Editor)
Omer Hotomaroglu, Turkey (Editor)
Heather Leslie, Ocean Informatics, Australia (Editor)
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