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VMA, Random Urine Sample (id = "vma-urine")
<Specimen xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="vma-urine"/> <text><status value="generated"/><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><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></text><accessionIdentifier> <!-- accession identifier - e.g. assigned by the labaratory when it is received. This is common, unlike specimen identifier --> <system value="http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2015"/> <value value="X352356"/> </accessionIdentifier> <status value="available"/> <type> <!-- Type is a loosely defined field because there is such a lot of variation in how it is used. The principal variation is how much information that could be represented elsewhere is also represented here. For instance, here's some possible types: lithium heparin plasma (+ .container.additive) (e.g. SNOMED CT 446272009) transfusion bag of blood (+ container.type) Peritoneal lavage (+ collection.bodySite) If the type includes other fields, it would be normal not to populate the other fields Note that this practice is so widespread that it's pointless to try and stop it --> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0487"/> <code value="RANDU"/> <display value="Urine, Random"/> </coding> </type> <subject> <reference value="Patient/example"/> </subject> <receivedTime value="2015-08-18T07:03:00Z"/> <collection> <collector> <!-- in practice, collecter is almost always recorded --> <reference value="Practitioner/f202"/> </collector> <!-- the time of collection is usually required. Usually a point in time, but can be a period (collectedPeriod) if it's a timed collection (e.g. a 24 hour urine) --> <collectedDateTime value="2015-08-18T07:03:00Z"/> <!-- method is usually implied by type --> </collection> <treatment> <description value="Acidify to pH < 3.0 with 6 N HCl."/> <procedure> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0373"/> <code value="ACID"/> </coding> </procedure> </treatment> <container> <type> <text value="Non-sterile specimen container"/> </type> <capacity> <value value="50"/> <unit value="mls"/> </capacity> <specimenQuantity> <value value="10"/> <unit value="mls"/> </specimenQuantity> </container> </Specimen>
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.