Recording vitals

This page explains how to record vital signs during a sick visit in CareFlow Kids.

Vital signs provide objective clinical information about the child's condition and are automatically evaluated against age‑appropriate reference ranges.

When vitals can be recorded

Vitals can only be recorded after the episode has been saved once.

When the episode is first created, the vitals section shows a message indicating that the visit must be saved before vitals can be entered.

Saving the episode initializes the data structure needed to store vital measurements.

Typical vital signs recorded

Common measurements include:

Weight
Height / Length
Head circumference
Temperature
Heart rate (HR)
Respiratory rate (RR)
SpO₂
Blood pressure (optional)

These values are stored in the patient record and may be used in:

growth charts
clinical evaluation
report generation

Automatic abnormal value detection

CareFlow Kids automatically evaluates vital signs against age‑specific reference ranges.

If a value falls outside the expected range:

the value is flagged as abnormal
a corresponding clinical signal may be generated
the abnormality may appear in the problem listing

This helps clinicians quickly identify important physiological abnormalities.

Multiple measurements during the same visit

Vital signs may be recorded multiple times during a single episode.

This is useful when:

monitoring a child during observation
repeating a measurement to confirm accuracy
recording vitals after treatment (for example after antipyretics)

Each measurement is stored with a timestamp in the vitals history.

Replacing previous measurements

When recording new vitals, the clinician can choose whether to:

add a new measurement, or
replace the previous measurement for this episode

Replacing a measurement updates the value used for the current episode while preserving the clinical workflow.

Vitals history

The vitals panel displays a history of measurements for the episode.

Entries are displayed from oldest to most recent, allowing the clinician to quickly review changes over time.

Accessing vitals from the main dashboard

All vitals recorded for the patient can also be accessed from the main dashboard.

To view the full vitals history:

Open the Measures section in the dashboard.
Click Vitals.

This view displays the complete history of vitals recorded for the patient, across all visits.

This allows the clinician to quickly review:

past measurements
physiological trends
previously recorded abnormal values

Saving vitals

After entering measurements:

Click Save vitals.

The values will then appear in the episode record and may influence:

problem listing
guideline signals
AI clinical suggestions