A kind of specimen with associated set of requirements.

A business identifier associated with the kind of specimen.

The kind of material to be collected.

Preparation of the patient for specimen collection.

Time aspect of specimen collection (duration or offset).

The action to be performed for collecting the specimen.

Specimen conditioned in a container as expected by the testing laboratory.

Primary of secondary specimen.

The kind of specimen conditioned for testing expected by lab.

The preference for this type of conditioned specimen.

The type of material of the container.

The type of container used to contain this kind of specimen.

Color of container cap.

The textual description of the kind of container.

The capacity (volume or other measure) of this kind of container.

The minimum volume to be conditioned in the container.

Substance introduced in the kind of container to preserve, maintain or enhance the specimen. Examples: Formalin, Citrate, EDTA.

Substance introduced in the kind of container to preserve, maintain or enhance the specimen. Examples: Formalin, Citrate, EDTA.

Special processing that should be applied to the container for this kind of specimen.

Requirements for delivery and special handling of this kind of conditioned specimen.

The usual time that a specimen of this kind is retained after the ordered tests are completed, for the purpose of additional testing.

Criterion for rejection of the specimen in its container by the laboratory.

Set of instructions for conservation/transport of the specimen at a defined temperature interval, prior the testing process.

Code representing the set of handling instructions.

The temperature interval for this set of handling instructions.

The maximum time interval of conservation of the specimen with these conditions.

Textual instructions regarding the light exposure of the specimen prior testing.

Additional textual instructions for the conservation or transport of the specimen.