# Appropriate archetype for pulse recording in vitals

**URL:** <https://discourse.openehr.org/t/appropriate-archetype-for-pulse-recording-in-vitals/15568>\
**Category:** Clinical (archive)\
**Created:** [3 April 2019 08:39 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/appropriate-archetype-for-pulse-recording-in-vitals/15568 "2019-04-03T08:39:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.openehr.org/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f0a1dedb20c42747bddcafd6c7df9db5f34f003c.svg) [@system](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [3 April 2019 08:39 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/appropriate-archetype-for-pulse-recording-in-vitals/15568/1 "2019-04-03T08:39:18Z")

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Hi,

CKM includes two archetypes -

openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.pulse.v1 &

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openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.respiration.v1, Both of which seem to be capturing very similar data.

Which is recommended for general vitals recording of pulse rate? What is the reason why we have 2 very similar archetypes?

regards

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**Author:** ![johngrant4est](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/johngrant4est/32/3373_2.png) [@johngrant4est](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/johngrant4est)\
**Post date:** [3 April 2019 14:35 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/appropriate-archetype-for-pulse-recording-in-vitals/15568/2 "2019-04-03T14:35:42Z")

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I might be missing something very obvious here, but is pulse not for the heart rate and respiration for the respiratory rate ?

Cheers

Grant

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.openehr.org/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f0a1dedb20c42747bddcafd6c7df9db5f34f003c.svg) [@system](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [3 April 2019 09:07 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/appropriate-archetype-for-pulse-recording-in-vitals/15568/3 "2019-04-03T09:07:25Z")

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Sorry, It is my mistake. I got confused

regards