Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Specimen	TU		DomainResource	Sample for analysis Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	External Identifier
accessionIdentifier	Σ	0..1	Identifier	Identifier assigned by the lab
status	?! Σ	0..1	code	available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error SpecimenStatus ( Required)
type	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Kind of material that forms the specimen hl7VS-specimenType ( Example)
subject	Σ	0..1	Reference( Patient | Group | Device | Substance | Location)	Where the specimen came from. This may be from patient(s), from a location (e.g., the source of an environmental sample), or a sampling of a substance or a device
receivedTime	Σ	0..1	dateTime	The time when specimen was received for processing
parent		0..*	Reference( Specimen)	Specimen from which this specimen originated
request		0..*	Reference( ServiceRequest)	Why the specimen was collected
collection		0..1	BackboneElement	Collection details
collector	Σ	0..1	Reference( Practitioner | PractitionerRole)	Who collected the specimen
collected[x]	Σ	0..1		Collection time
collectedDateTime			dateTime
collectedPeriod			Period
duration	Σ	0..1	Duration	How long it took to collect specimen
quantity		0..1	SimpleQuantity	The quantity of specimen collected
method		0..1	CodeableConcept	Technique used to perform collection FHIR Specimen Collection Method ( Example)
bodySite		0..1	CodeableConcept	Anatomical collection site SNOMED CT Body Structures ( Example)
fastingStatus[x]	Σ	0..1		Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink hl7VS-relevantClincialInformation ( Extensible)
fastingStatusCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
fastingStatusDuration			Duration
processing		0..*	BackboneElement	Processing and processing step details
description		0..1	string	Textual description of procedure
procedure		0..1	CodeableConcept	Indicates the treatment step applied to the specimen SpecimenProcessingProcedure ( Example)
additive		0..*	Reference( Substance)	Material used in the processing step
time[x]		0..1		Date and time of specimen processing
timeDateTime			dateTime
timePeriod			Period
container		0..*	BackboneElement	Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.)
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Id for the container
description		0..1	string	Textual description of the container
type		0..1	CodeableConcept	Kind of container directly associated with specimen SpecimenContainer ( Example)
capacity		0..1	SimpleQuantity	Container volume or size
specimenQuantity		0..1	SimpleQuantity	Quantity of specimen within container
additive[x]		0..1		Additive associated with container hl7VS-additivePreservative ( Example)
additiveCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
additiveReference			Reference( Substance)
condition	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	State of the specimen hl7VS-specimenCondition ( Extensible)
note		0..*	Annotation	Comments
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