MAG DICOM GET PATIENT VITALS (2916)    REMOTE PROCEDURE (8994)

Name Value
NAME MAG DICOM GET PATIENT VITALS
TAG GETPAT
ROUTINE MAGDHWR
RETURN VALUE TYPE ARRAY
AVAILABILITY RESTRICTED
INACTIVE ACTIVE
WORD WRAP ON FALSE
VERSION 3
DESCRIPTION 
This Remote Procedure returns some information about a patient.
At this time, the values returned are
   VIP-code
   Height
   Weight
This list may be extended in the future.
INPUT PARAMETER
  • DFN
    PARAMETER TYPE:   LITERAL
    MAXIMUM DATA LENGTH:   20
    REQUIRED:   YES
    SEQUENCE NUMBER:   1
    DESCRIPTION:   
    The value of this parameter is the VA-defined DFN patient identifier.
This is the internal entry number for the patient at the local hospital.
RETURN PARAMETER DESCRIPTION 
The return parameter for this procedure is an array.
   OUT(3)="VIP^"
If the procedure encounters an error, the value of
   OUT(1) is:
          a negative number, followed by an explanation
 
If the procedure completes successfully, the array contains values
that provide values for some vital statistics of the patient, e.g.:
   OUT(1)="HEIGHT^190.50^cm^centimeter"
   OUT(2)="WEIGHT^104.55^kg^kilogram"