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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 < 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.