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Specimen-example-urine.xml

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VMA, Random Urine Sample (id = "vma-urine")

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<Specimen xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="vma-urine"/> 
  <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative with Details</b> </p> <p> <b> id</b> : vma-urine</p> <p> <b> accessionIdentifier</b> : X352356</p> <p> <b> status</b> : available</p> <p> <b> type</b> : Urine, Random <span> (Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0487 code 'RANDU' = 'Urine, Random',
           given as 'Urine, Random'})</span> </p> <p> <b> subject</b> : <a> Patient/example</a> </p> <p> <b> receivedTime</b> : 18/08/2015 7:03:00 AM</p> <h3> Collections</h3> <table> <tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Collector</b> </td> <td> <b> Collected[x]</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> <a> Practitioner/f202</a> </td> <td> 18/08/2015 7:03:00 AM</td> </tr> </table> <h3> Processings</h3> <table> <tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Description</b> </td> <td> <b> Procedure</b> </td> <td> <b> Additive</b> </td> <td> <b> Time[x]</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Acidify to pH &lt; 3.0 with 6 N HCl.</td> <td> Acidification <span> (Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0373 code 'ACID' = 'Acidification)</span> </td> <td> 6 N HCl</td> <td> 18/08/2015 8:10:00 AM</td> </tr> </table> <h3> Containers</h3> <table> <tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Type</b> </td> <td> <b> Capacity</b> </td> <td> <b> SpecimenQuantity</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Non-sterile specimen container <span> (Details )</span> </td> <td> 50 mls</td> <td> 10 mls</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <accessionIdentifier> 
    <!--    accession identifier - e.g. assigned by the labaratory when it is received.
     This is common, unlike specimen identifier    -->
    <system value="http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2015"/> 
    <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://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0487"/> 
      <code value="RANDU"/> 
      <display value="Urine, Random"/> 
    </coding> 
  </type> 
  <subject> 
    <reference value="Patient/example"/> 
  </subject> 
  <receivedTime value="2015-08-18T07:03:00Z"/> 
  <collection> 
    <collector> 
      <!--    in practice, collecter is almost always recorded    -->
      <reference value="Practitioner/f202"/> 
    </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="2015-08-18T07:03:00Z"/> 
    <!--    method is usually implied by type    -->
  </collection> 
  <processing> 
    <description value="Acidify to pH &lt; 3.0 with 6 N HCl."/> 
    <procedure> 
      <coding> 
        <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0373"/> 
        <code value="ACID"/> 
      </coding> 
    </procedure> 
    <additive> 
      <display value="6 N HCl"/> 
    </additive> 
    <timeDateTime value="2015-08-18T08:10:00Z"/> 
  </processing> 
  <container> 
    <type> 
      <text value="Non-sterile specimen container"/> 
    </type> 
    <capacity> 
      <value value="50"/> 
      <unit value="mls"/> 
    </capacity> 
    <specimenQuantity> 
      <value value="10"/> 
      <unit value="mls"/> 
    </specimenQuantity> 
  </container> 
</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.