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Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Standards Status: Informative | Compartments: Device, Patient, Practitioner |
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General Specimen Example (id = "101")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Specimen xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="101"/> <!-- text> <status value="generated" /> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">[Put rendering here]</div> </text> --> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative: Specimen</b> <a name="101"> </a> </p> <div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Resource Specimen "101" </p> </div> <p> <b> identifier</b> : <span title=" text> <status value="generated" /> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">[Put rendering here]</div> ; </text> ">id: 23234352356</span> </p> <p> <b> accessionIdentifier</b> : id: X352356</p> <p> <b> status</b> : available</p> <p> <b> type</b> : Venous blood specimen <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #122555007)</span> </p> <p> <b> subject</b> : <a href="patient-example.html">Patient/example: Peter Patient</a> "Peter CHALMERS"</p> <p> <b> receivedTime</b> : 2011-03-04T07:03:00Z</p> <p> <b> request</b> : <a href="servicerequest-example.html">ServiceRequest/example</a> </p> <blockquote> <p> <b> collection</b> </p> <p> <b> collector</b> : <a href="practitioner-example.html">Practitioner/example</a> "Adam CAREFUL"</p> <p> <b> collected</b> : <span title=" 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) ">2011-05-30T06:15:00Z</span> </p> <p> <b> quantity</b> : 6 mL</p> <p> <b> method</b> : <span title=" method is usually implied by type ">Line, Venous <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/4.0.0/CodeSystem-v2-0488.html">specimenCollectionMethod</a> #LNV)</span> </span> </p> <h3> BodySites</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Concept</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Structure of median cubital vein (body structure) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #49852007)</span> </td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <h3> Containers</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Device</b> </td> <td> <b> SpecimenQuantity</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> <a href="device-example-specimen-container-green-gel-vacutainer.html">Device/device-example-specimen-container-green-gel-vacutainer</a> </td> <td> <span title=" if there's only one container, then this value is the same as .collection.quantity (usually). This is for when there is more than one container ">3 mL</span> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <b> note</b> : Specimen is grossly lipemic</p> </div> </text> <identifier> <!-- a specimen identifier - e.g. assigned when the specimen was taken this is often not done --> <system value="http://ehr.acme.org/identifiers/collections"/> <value value="23234352356"/> </identifier> <accessionIdentifier> <system value="http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2011"/> <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://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="122555007"/> <display value="Venous blood specimen"/> </coding> </type> <subject> <reference value="Patient/example"/> <display value="Peter Patient"/> </subject> <receivedTime value="2011-03-04T07:03:00Z"/> <request> <!-- this points to the order that caused the sample to be drawn --> <reference value="ServiceRequest/example"/> </request> <collection> <collector> <!-- in practice, collecter is almost always recorded --> <reference value="Practitioner/example"/> </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="2011-05-30T06:15:00Z"/> <quantity> <value value="6"/> <unit value="mL"/> <!-- e.g. full --> </quantity> <!-- method is usually implied by type --> <method> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0488"/> <code value="LNV"/> </coding> </method> <!-- bodysite is usually implied by type too its here to demonstrate its usage to indicating the draw site in this case --> <bodySite> <concept> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="49852007"/> <display value="Structure of median cubital vein (body structure)"/> </coding> </concept> </bodySite> </collection> <!-- the container identifier is not the same as the specimen identifier usually, it is pre-printed/implanted etc.on the container prior to use. It might a RFID in the container, or it might be a UDI (http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/UniqueDeviceIdentificati on/) --> <container> <device> <reference value="Device/device-example-specimen-container-green-gel-vacutainer"/> </device> <!-- if there's only one container, then this value is the same as .collection.quantity (usually). This is for when there is more than one container --> <specimenQuantity> <value value="3"/> <unit value="mL"/> </specimenQuantity> </container> <note> <text value="Specimen is grossly lipemic"/> </note> </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.
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