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Example definition of serum or plasma specimen.
{ "resourceType": "SpecimenDefinition", "id": "2364", "text": { "status": "generated", "div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative</b></p><p><b>id</b>: 2364</p><p><b>status</b>: active</p><p><b>typeCollected</b>: <span>Venous blood specimen</span></p><p><b>patientPreparation</b>: <span>12 hour fasting</span>, <span>At rest</span></p><p><b>timeAspect</b>: preferrably morning time</p><blockquote><p><b>typeTested</b></p><p><b>type</b>: <span>Serum specimen</span></p><p><b>preference</b>: preferred</p><h3>Containers</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Material</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Cap</b></td><td><b>MinimumVolume[x]</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><span>plastic</span></td><td><span>Evacuated blood collection tube, thrombin/clot activator/gel separator</span></td><td><span>yellow cap</span></td><td>2 ml</td></tr></table><blockquote><p><b>handling</b></p><p><b>temperatureQualifier</b>: <span>Ambient temperature</span></p><p><b>temperatureRange</b>: 15-25 °C</p><p><b>maxDuration</b>: 60 minute</p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>handling</b></p><p><b>temperatureQualifier</b>: <span>Refrigerated temperature</span></p><p><b>temperatureRange</b>: 2-8 °C</p><p><b>maxDuration</b>: 8 hour</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>typeTested</b></p><p><b>type</b>: <span>Plasma specimen</span></p><p><b>preference</b>: alternate</p><h3>Containers</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Material</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Cap</b></td><td><b>MinimumVolume[x]</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><span>glass</span></td><td><span>Evacuated blood collection tube, thrombin/clot activator/gel separator</span></td><td><span>green cap</span></td><td>2 ml</td></tr></table><p><b>rejectionCriterion</b>: <span>insufficient specimen volume</span>, <span>hemolized specimen</span></p><blockquote><p><b>handling</b></p><p><b>temperatureQualifier</b>: <span>Ambient temperature</span></p><p><b>temperatureRange</b>: 15-25 °C</p><p><b>maxDuration</b>: 60 minute</p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>handling</b></p><p><b>temperatureQualifier</b>: <span>Refrigerated temperature</span></p><p><b>temperatureRange</b>: 2-8 °C</p><p><b>maxDuration</b>: 8 hour</p></blockquote></blockquote></div>" }, "status": "active", "typeCollected": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "122555007", "display": "Venous blood specimen" } ] }, "patientPreparation": [ { "text": "12 hour fasting" }, { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "263678003", "display": "At rest" } ] } ], "timeAspect": "preferrably morning time", "typeTested": [ { "type": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "119364003", "display": "Serum specimen" } ] }, "preference": "preferred", "container": { "material": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "61088005", "display": "plastic" } ] }, "type": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "702281005", "display": "Evacuated blood collection tube, thrombin/clot activator/gel separator" } ] }, "cap": { "coding": [ { "system": "urn:iso:std:iso:6710:2017", "code": "yellow", "display": "yellow cap" } ] }, "minimumVolumeQuantity": { "value": 2, "unit": "ml", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "mL" } }, "handling": [ { "temperatureQualifier": { "text": "Ambient temperature" }, "temperatureRange": { "low": { "value": 15, "unit": "°C", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "Cel" }, "high": { "value": 25, "unit": "°C", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "Cel" } }, "maxDuration": { "value": 60, "unit": "minute", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "min" } }, { "temperatureQualifier": { "text": "Refrigerated temperature" }, "temperatureRange": { "low": { "value": 2, "unit": "°C", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "Cel" }, "high": { "value": 8, "unit": "°C", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "Cel" } }, "maxDuration": { "value": 8, "unit": "hour", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "h" } } ] }, { "type": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "119361006", "display": "Plasma specimen" } ] }, "preference": "alternate", "container": { "material": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "32039001", "display": "glass" } ] }, "type": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "702281005", "display": "Evacuated blood collection tube, thrombin/clot activator/gel separator" } ] }, "cap": { "coding": [ { "system": "urn:iso:std:iso:6710:2017", "code": "green", "display": "green cap" } ] }, "minimumVolumeQuantity": { "value": 2, "unit": "ml", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "mL" } }, "rejectionCriterion": [ { "coding": [ { "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/rejection-criteria", "code": "insufficient", "display": "insufficient specimen volume" } ] }, { "coding": [ { "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/rejection-criteria", "code": "hemolized", "display": "hemolized specimen" } ] } ], "handling": [ { "temperatureQualifier": { "text": "Ambient temperature" }, "temperatureRange": { "low": { "value": 15, "unit": "°C", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "Cel" }, "high": { "value": 25, "unit": "°C", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "Cel" } }, "maxDuration": { "value": 60, "unit": "minute", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "min" } }, { "temperatureQualifier": { "text": "Refrigerated temperature" }, "temperatureRange": { "low": { "value": 2, "unit": "°C", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "Cel" }, "high": { "value": 8, "unit": "°C", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "Cel" } }, "maxDuration": { "value": 8, "unit": "hour", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "h" } } ] } ] }
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.