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General Specimen Example
{ "resourceType": "Specimen", "id": "101", "text": { "fhir_comments": [ " text>\n <status value=\"generated\" />\n <div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\">[Put rendering here]</div>\n </text> " ], "status": "generated", "div": "<div><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: 101</p><p><b>contained</b>: </p><p><b>identifier</b>: 23234352356</p><p><b>accessionIdentifier</b>: X352356</p><p><b>status</b>: available</p><p><b>type</b>: Venous blood specimen <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '122555007' = 'Venous blood specimen (specimen)', given as 'Venous blood specimen'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Peter Patient</a></p><p><b>receivedTime</b>: 04/03/2011 6:03:00 PM</p><h3>Collections</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Collector</b></td><td><b>Comment</b></td><td><b>Collected[x]</b></td><td><b>Quantity</b></td><td><b>Method</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><a>Practitioner/example</a></td><td>Specimen is grossly lipemic</td><td>30/05/2011 4:15:00 PM</td><td>6 mL</td><td>Line, Venous <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0488 code 'LNV' = 'Line, Venous)</span></td></tr></table><h3>Containers</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Identifier</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Capacity</b></td><td><b>SpecimenQuantity</b></td><td><b>Additive[x]</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>48736-15394-75465</td><td>Green Gel tube</td><td>Vacutainer <span>(Details )</span></td><td>10 mL</td><td>6 mL</td><td>id: hep; Lithium/Li Heparin <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityCode code 'HEPL' = 'Lithium/Li Heparin)</span></td></tr></table></div>" }, "contained": [ { "resourceType": "Substance", "id": "hep", "code": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityCode", "code": "HEPL" } ] } } ], "identifier": [ { "system": "http://ehr.acme.org/identifiers/collections", "_system": { "fhir_comments": [ " a specimen identifier - e.g. assigned when the specimen was taken this is often not done " ] }, "value": "23234352356" } ], "accessionIdentifier": { "system": "http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2011", "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 " ], "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "122555007", "display": "Venous blood specimen" } ] }, "subject": { "reference": "Patient/example", "display": "Peter Patient" }, "receivedTime": "2011-03-04T07:03:00Z", "collection": { "collector": { "reference": "Practitioner/example", "_reference": { "fhir_comments": [ " in practice, collecter is almost always recorded " ] } }, "comment": "Specimen is grossly lipemic", "collectedDateTime": "2011-05-30T06:15:00Z", "_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) " ] }, "quantity": { "fhir_comments": [ " e.g. full " ], "value": 6, "unit": "mL" }, "method": { "fhir_comments": [ " method is usually implied by type " ], "coding": [ { "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0488", "code": "LNV" } ] } }, "container": [ { "identifier": [ { "fhir_comments": [ " \n the container identifier is not the same as the specimen identifier\n usually, it is pre-printed/implanted etc.on the container prior to \n use. It might a RFID in the container, or it might be a UDI \n (http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/UniqueDeviceIdentification/) \n " ], "value": "48736-15394-75465", "_value": { "fhir_comments": [ " this is a serial number off the tube - there's no context such as a system " ] } } ], "description": "Green Gel tube", "type": { "text": "Vacutainer", "_text": { "fhir_comments": [ " again, this might easily be used to cover additives and capacity as well " ] } }, "capacity": { "value": 10, "unit": "mL" }, "specimenQuantity": { "fhir_comments": [ " if there's only one container, then this value is the same \n as .collection.quantity (usually). This is for when there is more\n than one container " ], "value": 6, "unit": "mL" }, "additiveReference": { "reference": "#hep" } } ] }
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.