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Extension: Specimen Additive (Experimental)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-additive				Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Draft		Maturity Level: 1	Responsible: HL7 International / Orders and Observations	Computable Name: SpecimenAdditive
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1733

References a resource or provides a code or text that specifies a substance that is added to a laboratory specimen (part of the container device or added to the specimen indenpendently).

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

• Element ID: Specimen
• Element ID: Specimen.container

Usage info

Usages:

• This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

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Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Extension.value[x]	example	SpecimenAdditiveSubstanceCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-additive-substance From this IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

R4B

The extension is unchanged in R4B

R4

The extension is represented a little differently in R4:

• Replace the type CodeableReference with a set of extensions for the content of the type along with the _datatype extension

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints      Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Extension		0..*	Extension	Specifies a substance that is added to a laboratory specimen
Slices for extension		0 ..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:_datatype		1..1	(Complex)	DataType name 'CodeableReference' from R5 URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/_datatype
value[x]		1.. 1	string	Value of extension Fixed Value: CodeableReference
extension:concept		0..1	Extension	Reference to a concept (by class)
extension		0 .. 0
url		1 .. 1	uri	"concept"
value[x]		1.. 1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: SpecimenAdditiveSubstanceCodes ( example )
extension:reference		0..1	Extension	Reference to a resource (by instance)
extension		0 .. 0
url		1 .. 1	uri	"reference"
value[x]		1.. 1	Reference ()	Value of extension
url		1 .. 1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-additive"
value[x]		0 .. 0
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R3

The extension is represented a little differently in R3:

• Replace the type CodeableReference with a set of extensions for the content of the type along with the _datatype extension

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints      Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Extension		0..*	Extension	Specifies a substance that is added to a laboratory specimen
Slices for extension		0 ..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:_datatype		1..1	(Complex)	DataType name 'CodeableReference' from R5 URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/_datatype
value[x]		1.. 1	string	Value of extension Fixed Value: CodeableReference
extension:concept		0..1	Extension	Reference to a concept (by class)
extension		0 .. 0
url		1 .. 1	uri	"concept"
value[x]		1.. 1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: SpecimenAdditiveSubstanceCodes ( example )
extension:reference		0..1	Extension	Reference to a resource (by instance)
extension		0 .. 0
url		1 .. 1	uri	"reference"
value[x]		1.. 1	Reference ()	Value of extension
url		1 .. 1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-additive"
value[x]		0 .. 0
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