Release 4

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Specimendefinition-example-serum-plasma

Orders and Observations Work Group

Maturity Level: N/A

Standards Status: Informative

Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments

This is the narrative for the resource. See also the XML, JSON or Turtle format. This example conforms to the profile SpecimenDefinition.

Generated Narrative with Details

id: 2364

typeCollected: Venous blood specimen (Details : {SNOMED CT code '122555007' = 'Venous blood specimen', given as 'Venous blood specimen'})

patientPreparation: 12 hour fasting (Details ), At rest (Details : {SNOMED CT code '263678003' = 'At rest', given as 'At rest'})

timeAspect: preferrably morning time

typeTested
type: Serum specimen (Details : {SNOMED CT code '119364003' = 'Serum specimen', given as 'Serum specimen'})
preference: preferred
Containers
- Material Type Cap MinimumVolume[x]
* plastic (Details : {SNOMED CT code '61088005' = 'Plastic', given as 'plastic'}) Evacuated blood collection tube, thrombin/clot activator/gel separator (Details : {SNOMED CT code '702281005' = 'Evacuated blood collection tube, thrombin/clot activator/gel separator', given as 'Evacuated blood collection tube, thrombin/clot activator/gel separator'}) yellow cap (Details : {urn:iso:std:iso:6710:2017 code 'yellow' = 'yellow', given as 'yellow cap'}) 2 ml (Details: UCUM code mL = 'mL')
handling
temperatureQualifier: Ambient temperature (Details )
temperatureRange: 15-25 °C
maxDuration: 60 minute (Details: UCUM code min = 'min')
handling
temperatureQualifier: Refrigerated temperature (Details )
temperatureRange: 2-8 °C
maxDuration: 8 hour (Details: UCUM code h = 'h')

typeTested
type: Plasma specimen (Details : {SNOMED CT code '119361006' = 'Plasma specimen', given as 'Plasma specimen'})
preference: alternate
Containers
- Material Type Cap MinimumVolume[x]
* glass (Details : {SNOMED CT code '32039001' = 'Glass', given as 'glass'}) Evacuated blood collection tube with heparin lithium and gel separator (Details : {SNOMED CT code '767390000' = 'Evacuated blood collection tube with heparin lithium and gel separator', given as 'Evacuated blood collection tube with heparin lithium and gel separator'}) green cap (Details : {urn:iso:std:iso:6710:2017 code 'green' = 'green', given as 'green cap'}) 2 ml (Details: UCUM code mL = 'mL')
rejectionCriterion: insufficient specimen volume (Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/rejection-criteria code 'insufficient' = 'insufficient specimen volume', given as 'insufficient specimen volume'}), hemolized specimen (Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/rejection-criteria code 'hemolized' = 'hemolized specimen', given as 'hemolized specimen'})
handling
temperatureQualifier: Ambient temperature (Details )
temperatureRange: 15-25 °C
maxDuration: 60 minute (Details: UCUM code min = 'min')
handling
temperatureQualifier: Refrigerated temperature (Details )
temperatureRange: 2-8 °C
maxDuration: 8 hour (Details: UCUM code h = 'h')

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