Vitals
Vitals stores timed measurements—blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, breathing rate, oxygen level, weight, height, BMI, pain, glucose, head circumference, and notes. Readings can link to an appointment. Values entered during rooming also appear here. This is not ROS and not Clinical Notes.
What Vitals Is For
A history of vital signs for clinical decisions, trends, and face sheet snapshots. Each row is a set of measurements at a date and time, optionally tied to a visit. BMI is calculated when weight and height are entered.
Where and When to Use It
Open chart → Vitals during rooming, visits, or chart updates. Staff often enter the same vitals from the Roomed visit workflow; those should show in this list afterward. Update vitals before downloading a Face Sheet if you need the latest numbers on the printout.
How the Screen Works
Add opens the vitals form when allowed. Filter: All Vitals, With Appointment, or Without Appointment. Table columns commonly include Date & Time, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Temperature, Respiratory Rate, SpO₂, Weight, Height, BMI, Pain, Glucose, Head Circumference, Notes, Appointment, and Actions. Clicking a measurement column header can open a trend chart for that vital (for example Blood Pressure Trend Analysis).
Fields on Add / Edit
Appointment (optional): No appointment or pick a visit. Blood Pressure systolic/diastolic (often entered like 120 / 80). Heart Rate (bpm). Temperature (°F). Respiratory Rate. Oxygen Saturation (%). Weight (lbs). Height as feet and inches. Pain Level (0–10). Blood Glucose (mg/dL). Head Circumference (cm). Notes. You must enter at least one vital value to save.
How to Add Vitals
Click Add → optionally link today’s appointment → enter the measurements you took → Submit. Confirm units (for example °F and lbs) match what your practice uses. Save only after you have the correct patient open.
How to Edit, Delete, or View Trends
Edit: open the row → change values or appointment link → Update. Delete: confirm Delete Vitals (often warned as cannot be undone). Trends: click a vital column header to open trend analysis. Needs View / Add / Edit / Delete Patient Vitals plus the Vitals tab.
Linking to an Appointment
Linking ties the reading to a visit for later review. Use Without Appointment filter to find chart-only sets, or With Appointment for visit-tied rooming vitals. Roomed entry often creates visit-linked rows automatically.
Empty States and Common Issues
No Vitals Found: none yet, or filter hides them—switch to All Vitals. Tab missing: Vitals permission or patient not saved. Reading missing after rooming: refresh the chart list or confirm it was submitted. Entering symptom checkboxes: use ROS. Entering diagnoses: use Problem List.