STU 3 Candidate

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Specimen-example.json

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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.