STU 3 Candidate

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Specimen-example-urine.json

Raw JSON (canonical form)

VMA, Random Urine Sample

{
  "resourceType": "Specimen",
  "id": "vma-urine",
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: vma-urine</p><p><b>accessionIdentifier</b>: X352356</p><p><b>status</b>: available</p><p><b>type</b>: Urine, Random <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0487 code 'RANDU' = 'Urine, Random', given as 'Urine, Random'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Patient/example</a></p><p><b>receivedTime</b>: 18/08/2015 5:03:00 PM</p><h3>Collections</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Collector</b></td><td><b>Collected[x]</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><a>Practitioner/f202</a></td><td>18/08/2015 5:03:00 PM</td></tr></table><h3>Treatments</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Procedure</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Acidify to pH &lt; 3.0 with 6 N HCl.</td><td>Acidification <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0373 code 'ACID' = 'Acidification)</span></td></tr></table><h3>Containers</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Capacity</b></td><td><b>SpecimenQuantity</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Non-sterile specimen container <span>(Details )</span></td><td>50 mls</td><td>10 mls</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "accessionIdentifier": {
    "system": "http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2015",
    "_system": {
      "fhir_comments": [
        "   accession identifier - e.g. assigned by the labaratory when it is received.\n     This is common, unlike specimen identifier   "
      ]
    },
    "value": "X352356"
  },
  "status": "available",
  "type": {
    "coding": [
      {
        "fhir_comments": [
          "  \n   Type is a loosely defined field because there is such a lot of variation in how it is used.\n   The principal variation is how much information that could be represented elsewhere is also\n   represented here. For instance, here's some possible types:\n     lithium heparin plasma   (+ .container.additive) (e.g. SNOMED CT 446272009)\n     transfusion bag of blood (+ container.type)\n     Peritoneal lavage        (+ collection.bodySite)\n   If the type includes other fields, it would be normal not to populate the other fields\n\n   Note that this practice is so widespread that it's pointless to try and stop it\n   "
        ],
        "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0487",
        "code": "RANDU",
        "display": "Urine, Random"
      }
    ]
  },
  "subject": {
    "reference": "Patient/example"
  },
  "receivedTime": "2015-08-18T07:03:00Z",
  "collection": {
    "fhir_comments": [
      "   method is usually implied by type   "
    ],
    "collector": {
      "reference": "Practitioner/f202",
      "_reference": {
        "fhir_comments": [
          "   in practice, collecter is almost always recorded   "
        ]
      }
    },
    "collectedDateTime": "2015-08-18T07:03:00Z",
    "_collectedDateTime": {
      "fhir_comments": [
        "   the time of collection is usually required. Usually a point in time, but can be a period \n      (collectedPeriod) if it's a timed collection (e.g. a 24 hour urine)   "
      ]
    }
  },
  "treatment": [
    {
      "description": "Acidify to pH < 3.0 with 6 N HCl.",
      "procedure": {
        "coding": [
          {
            "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0373",
            "code": "ACID"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "container": [
    {
      "type": {
        "text": "Non-sterile specimen container"
      },
      "capacity": {
        "value": 50,
        "unit": "mls"
      },
      "specimenQuantity": {
        "value": 10,
        "unit": "mls"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.