| Lvl | Code | Display | Definition | Not Selectable |
| 1 |
_MaterialEntityClassType |
MaterialEntityClassType |
Types of Material for EntityClass "MAT" |
true |
| 2 |
_ContainerEntityType |
ContainerEntityType |
Material intended to hold another material for purpose of storage or transport. |
true |
| 3 |
PKG |
Package |
A material intended to hold other materials for purposes of storage or transportation |
false |
| 4 |
_NonRigidContainerEntityType |
NonRigidContainerEntityType |
A container having dimensions that adjust somewhat based on the amount and shape of the material placed within it. |
true |
| 5 |
BAG |
Bag |
A pouched or pendulous container. |
false |
| 5 |
PACKT |
Packet |
A paper |
false |
| 5 |
PCH |
Pouch |
A small bag or container made of a soft material. |
false |
| 5 |
SACH |
Sachet |
A small bag or packet containing a small portion of a substance. |
false |
| 4 |
_RigidContainerEntityType |
RigidContainerEntityType |
A container having a fixed and inflexible dimensions and volume |
true |
| 5 |
_IndividualPackageEntityType |
IndividualPackageEntityType |
Container intended to contain sufficient material for only one use. |
true |
| 6 |
AMP |
Ampule |
A small sealed glass container that holds a measured amount of a medicinal substance. |
false |
| 6 |
MINIM |
Minim |
Individually dosed ophthalmic solution. One time eye dropper dispenser. |
false |
| 6 |
NEBAMP |
Nebuamp |
Individually dosed inhalation solution. |
false |
| 6 |
OVUL |
Ovule |
A container either glass or plastic and a narrow neck, for storing liquid. |
false |
| 5 |
_MultiUseContainerEntityType |
MultiUseContainerEntityType |
A container intended to contain sufficient material for more than one use. (I.e. Material is intended to be removed from the container at more than one discrete time period.) |
true |
| 6 |
BOT |
Bottle |
A container, typically rounded, either glass or plastic with a narrow neck and capable of storing liquid. |
false |
| 7 |
BOTA |
Amber Bottle |
A bottle of yellow to brown color. Used to store light-sensitive materials |
false |
| 7 |
BOTD |
Dropper Bottle |
A bottle with a cap designed to release the contained liquid in droplets of a specific size. |
false |
| 7 |
BOTG |
Glass Bottle |
A bottle made of glass |
false |
| 7 |
BOTP |
Plastic Bottle |
A bottle made of plastic |
false |
| 8 |
BOTPLY |
Polyethylene Bottle |
A bottle made of polyethylene |
false |
| 6 |
BOX |
Box |
A 6-sided container commonly made from paper or cardboard used for solid forms. |
false |
| 6 |
CAN |
Can |
A metal container in which a material is hermetically sealed to enable storage over long periods. |
false |
| 6 |
CART |
Cartridge |
A sealed container of liquid or powder intended to be loaded into a device. |
false |
| 6 |
CNSTR |
Canister |
A pressurized metal container holding a substance released as a spray or aerosol. |
false |
| 6 |
JAR |
Jar |
A container of glass, earthenware, plastic, etc. Top of the container has a diameter of similar size to the diameter of the container as a whole |
false |
| 6 |
JUG |
Jug |
A deep vessel for holding liquids, with a handle and often with a spout or lip shape for pouring. |
false |
| 6 |
TIN |
Tin |
A lidded container made of thin sheet metal. |
false |
| 6 |
TUB |
Tub |
An open flat bottomed round container. |
false |
| 6 |
TUBE |
Tube |
A long hollow rigid or flexible cylinder. Material is extruded by squeezing the container. |
false |
| 6 |
VIAL |
Vial |
A small cylindrical glass for holding liquid medicines. |
false |
| 5 |
BLSTRPK |
Blister Pack |
A bubblepack. Medications sealed individually, separated into doses. |
false |
| 6 |
CARD |
Card |
A bubble pack card. Multiple individual/separated doses. |
false |
| 4 |
COMPPKG |
Compliance Package |
A container intended to contain sufficient material for more than one use, but grouped or organized to provide individual access to sufficient material for a single use. Often used to ensure that the proper type and amount of material is consumed/expended for each use. |
false |
| 5 |
DIALPK |
Dial Pack |
Rotatable dispenser. Eg. Birth control package. |
false |
| 5 |
DISK |
Disk |
Object that is thin, flat, and circular. Doses of medication often contained in bubbles on the disk. |
false |
| 5 |
DOSET |
Dosette |
Special packaging that will help patients take their medications on a regular basis. |
false |
| 5 |
STRIP |
Strip |
A continuous strip of plastic sectioned into individual pouches, each one containing the quantity of 1 or more medications intended to be administered at a specific time |
false |
| 4 |
KIT |
Kit |
A container for a diverse collection of products intended to be used together for some purpose (e.g. Medicinal kits often contain a syringe, a needle and the injectable medication). |
false |
| 5 |
SYSTM |
System |
A kit in which the components are interconnected. |
false |
| 2 |
_MedicalDevice |
MedicalDevice |
A device with direct or indirect therapeutic purpose. Values for EntityCode when EntityClass = "DEV" |
true |
| 3 |
_AccessMedicalDevice |
AccessMedicalDevice |
A device used to allow access to a part of a body |
true |
| 4 |
LINE |
Line |
A hollow tube used to administer a substance into a vein, artery or body cavity |
false |
| 5 |
IALINE |
Intra-arterial Line |
A line used to administer a substance into an artery |
false |
| 5 |
IVLINE |
Intraveneous Line |
A line used to administer a substance into a vein |
false |
| 3 |
_AdministrationMedicalDevice |
AdministrationMedicalDevice |
A device intended to administer a substance to a subject |
true |
| 4 |
_InjectionMedicalDevice |
InjectionMedicalDevice |
A device intended to administer liquid into a subject via a |
true |
| 5 |
AINJ |
AutoInjector |
Automatically injects medication. |
false |
| 5 |
PEN |
Pen |
A device which can contain a cartridge for injection purposes. Eg. Insulin pen. |
false |
| 5 |
SYR |
Syringe |
A barrel with a plunger. |
false |
| 4 |
APLCTR |
Applicator |
A device used to apply a liquid or powder to a surface. |
false |
| 4 |
INH |
Inhaler |
A small device used for inhaling medicine in the form of a vapour or gas in order to ease a respiratory condition such as asthma or to relieve nasal congestion. |
false |
| 5 |
DSKS |
Diskus |
The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form. |
false |
| 5 |
DSKUNH |
Diskhaler |
The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form. |
false |
| 5 |
TRBINH |
Turbuhaler |
Asthma medication delivery device. |
false |
| 4 |
PMP |
Pump |
A device that is used to raise, compress, or transfer liquids or gases and is operated by a piston or similar mechanism. |
false |
| 2 |
_SpecimenAdditiveEntity |
SpecimenAdditiveEntity |
Set of codes related to specimen additives |
true |
| 3 |
ACDA |
ACD Solution A |
ACD Solution A of trisodium citrate, 22.0g/L; citric acid, 8.0 g/L; and dextrose 24.5 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing |
false |
| 3 |
ACDB |
ACD Solution B |
ACD Solution B of trisodium citrate, 13.2g/L; citric acid, 4.8 g/L; and dextrose 14.7 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing. |
false |
| 3 |
ACET |
Acetic Acid |
50% V/V acetic acid in water. Used as a urine preservative |
false |
| 3 |
AMIES |
Amies transport medium |
Sodium Chloride 3.0g, Potassium Chloride 0.2g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Magnesium Chloride 0.1g, Monopotassium Phosphate 0.2g, Disodium Phosphate 1.15g, Sodium Thiogly collate 1.0g, Distilled Water 1 liter |
false |
| 3 |
BACTM |
Bacterial Transport medium |
Any medium used to maintain bacterial viability (e.g. Stuart's, Cary-Blair, Amies) |
false |
| 3 |
BF10 |
Buffered 10% formalin |
Formaldehyde 4% w/v; methyl alcohol 1% w/v; phosphate buffering salts. Tissue preservative |
false |
| 3 |
BOR |
Boric Acid |
Powdered boric acid (usually 10 g) added to 24-hour urine collections as a preservative. |
false |
| 3 |
BOUIN |
Bouin's solution |
Picric acid, saturated aqueous solution (750.0 ml), 37-40% formalin (250.0 ml), glacial acetic acid (50.0 ml). Tissue preservative. |
false |
| 3 |
BSKM |
Buffered skim milk |
50% skim milk in 0.01 M phosphate-buffered saline. Maintain virus viability |
false |
| 3 |
C32 |
3.2% Citrate |
A 3.2% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative |
false |
| 3 |
C38 |
3.8% Citrate |
A 3.8% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative |
false |
| 3 |
CARS |
Carson's Modified 10% formalin |
A modification of buffered 10% formalin used as a general tissue preservative. |
false |
| 3 |
CARY |
Cary Blair Medium |
Sodium Thioglycollate 1.5 g, Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate 1.1 g, Sodium Chloride 5.0 g, Calcium Chloride 0.09 g, Agar 5.0 g, per Liter of Water |
false |
| 3 |
CHLTM |
Chlamydia transport medium |
Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain Chlamydia viability during transportation to the laboratory |
false |
| 3 |
CTAD |
CTAD |
Buffered tri-sodium citrate solution with theophylline, adenosine and dipyridamole |
false |
| 3 |
EDTK15 |
Potassium/K EDTA 15% |
Potassium EDTA 15% solution in water |
false |
| 3 |
EDTK75 |
Potassium/K EDTA 7.5% |
Potassium EDTA 7.5% solution in water |
false |
| 3 |
EDTN |
Sodium/Na EDTA |
Sodium fluoride and Disodium EDTA |
false |
| 3 |
ENT |
Enteric bacteria transport medium |
Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain enteric bacterial viability during transportation to the laboratory |
false |
| 3 |
F10 |
10% Formalin |
A 10% v/v solution in water of formalin( a 37% solution of formaldehyde and water). Used for tissue preservation. |
false |
| 3 |
FDP |
Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor |
Thrombin plus soybean trypsin inhibitor. For use in identifying fibrn degredation products. |
false |
| 3 |
FL10 |
Sodium Fluoride, 10mg |
Sodium fluoride, 10mg added as a urine preservative. |
false |
| 3 |
FL100 |
Sodium Fluoride, 100mg |
Sodium fluoride, 100mg added as a urine preservative. |
false |
| 3 |
HCL6 |
6N HCL |
A solution of HCl containing 6moles of hydrogen ion/L. Used as a Urine Preservative. |
false |
| 3 |
HEPA |
Ammonium heparin |
Ammonium heparin |
false |
| 3 |
HEPL |
Lithium/Li Heparin |
Lithium heparin salt |
false |
| 3 |
HEPN |
Sodium/Na Heparin |
Sodium heparin salt |
false |
| 3 |
HNO3 |
Nitric Acid |
6N Nitric acid used to preserve urine for heavy metal analysis. |
false |
| 3 |
JKM |
Jones Kendrick Medium |
A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability. |
false |
| 3 |
KARN |
Karnovsky's fixative |
5% Glutaraldehyde, 4% Formaldehyde in 0.08M buffer. Tissue preservation |
false |
| 3 |
KOX |
Potassium Oxalate |
Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride in a 1.25:1 ratio |
false |
| 3 |
LIA |
Lithium iodoacetate |
Iodoacetate lithium salt |
false |
| 3 |
M4 |
M4 |
Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with HEPES buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to |
false |
| 3 |
M4RT |
M4-RT |
Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Gentamicin and amphotericin B are used to inhibit c |
false |
| 3 |
M5 |
M5 |
Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with protein stabilizers, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to inhibit c |
false |
| 3 |
MICHTM |
Michel's transport medium |
1M potassium citrate, pH 7.0 2.5 ml, 0.1M magnesium sulfate 5.0 ml, 0.1M N-ethyl malemide 5.0 ml, dH2O 87.5 ml, ammonium sulfate 55gm. Preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures |
false |
| 3 |
MMDTM |
MMD transport medium |
A buffered medium with ammonium sulfate added to preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures |
false |
| 3 |
NAF |
Sodium Fluoride |
Sodium fluoride |
false |
| 3 |
NONE |
None |
No additive. Specifically identifes the specimen as having no additives. |
false |
| 3 |
PAGE |
Page's Saline |
0.12 g NaCl, 0.004 g MgSO, 0.004 g, CaCl, 0.142 g Na2HPO4 and 0.136 g KH2PO4 per liter of distilled water. Maintain Acanthaoemba viability. |
false |
| 3 |
PHENOL |
Phenol |
Phenol. Urine preservative |
false |
| 3 |
PVA |
Polyvinylalcohol |
Polyvinyl alcohol |
false |
| 3 |
RLM |
Reagan Lowe Medium |
A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability. |
false |
| 3 |
SILICA |
Siliceous earth |
Diatomaceous earth. For glucose determination blood samples |
false |
| 3 |
SPS |
Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride |
Sodium polyanethol sulfonate in saline. Anticomplementary and antiphagocytic properties. Used in blood culture collection. |
false |
| 3 |
SST |
Serum Separator Tube |
Polymer separator gel with clot activator |
false |
| 3 |
STUTM |
Stuart transport medium |
Sodium Glycerophosphate 10.0g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Mercaptoacetic Acid 1.0ml, Distilled Water 1 liter |
false |
| 3 |
THROM |
Thrombin |
Thrombin. Accelerates clotting. |
false |
| 3 |
THYMOL |
Thymol |
2-Isopropyl-5-methyl phenol. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples |
false |
| 3 |
THYO |
Thyoglycolate broth |
A nutritive medium with a reducing agent (sodium thioglycolate) which, due to a chemical reaction, removes oxygen from the broth. |
false |
| 3 |
TOLU |
Toluene |
Also known as Methylbenzene; Toluol; Phenylmethane. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples |
false |
| 3 |
URETM |
Ureaplasma transport medium |
A buffered salt solution with antifungal agents added for the collection and transport of Ureaplasma specimens. |
false |
| 3 |
VIRTM |
Viral Transport medium |
Sucrose 74.6g, Potassium hydrogenphosphate 0.52g, L-glutamic acid 0.72g, Bovine serum albumin 5.0g, Gentamicin 50mg, Potassium dihydrogenphosphate 1.25g, L-15 medium 9.9L, Water to 10L. Maintain Virus viability. |
false |
| 3 |
WEST |
Buffered Citrate |
3.8% Citrate buffered to a pH of 5.5 for Westergren Sedimentation Rate |
false |
| 2 |
BLDPRD |
Blood Product |
A manufactured product that is produced from the raw blood oi a donor with the intention of using it in a recipient transfusion. |
false |
| 2 |
VCCNE |
Vaccine |
A Type of medicine that creates an immune protection without the recipient experiencing the disease. |
false |
| 2 |
_DrugEntity |
DrugEntity |
A substance whose therapeutic effect is produced by chemical action within the body. |
true |
| 3 |
_ClinicalDrug |
ClinicalDrug |
Any substance or mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use in: (a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder, abnormal physical state, or its symptoms, in human beings or animals; (b) restoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in human beings or animals. |
true |
| 1 |
_NonDrugAgentEntity |
NonDrugAgentEntity |
Indicates types of allergy and intolerance agents which are non-drugs. (E.g. foods, latex, etc.) |
true |
| 2 |
NDA01 |
egg |
egg |
false |
| 2 |
NDA02 |
fish |
fish |
false |
| 2 |
NDA03 |
lactose |
lactose |
false |
| 2 |
NDA04 |
peanut |
peanut |
false |
| 2 |
NDA05 |
soy |
soy |
false |
| 2 |
NDA06 |
sulfites |
sulfites |
false |
| 2 |
NDA07 |
wheat or gluten |
wheat or gluten |
false |
| 2 |
NDA08 |
isocyanates |
isocyanates |
false |
| 2 |
NDA09 |
solvents |
solvents |
false |
| 2 |
NDA10 |
oils |
oils |
false |
| 2 |
NDA11 |
venoms |
venoms |
false |
| 2 |
NDA12 |
latex |
latex |
false |
| 2 |
NDA13 |
shellfish |
shellfish |
false |
| 2 |
NDA14 |
strawberries |
strawberries |
false |
| 2 |
NDA15 |
tomatoes |
tomatoes |
false |
| 2 |
NDA16 |
dust |
dust |
false |
| 2 |
NDA17 |
dust mites |
dust mites |
false |
| 1 |
_OrganizationEntityType |
OrganizationEntityType |
Further classifies entities of classCode ORG. |
true |
| 2 |
HHOLD |
household |
The group of persons who occupy a single housing unit. |
false |
| 2 |
NAT |
NationEntityType |
Codes identifying nation states. Allows for finer grained specification of Entity with classcode <= NAT Example:ISO3166 country codes. |
false |
| 2 |
RELIG |
religious institution |
An organization that provides religious rites of worship. |
false |
| 1 |
_PlaceEntityType |
PlaceEntityType |
Types of places for EntityClass "PLC" |
true |
| 2 |
BED |
Bed Location |
The location of a bed |
false |
| 2 |
BLDG |
Building Location |
The location of a building |
false |
| 2 |
FLOOR |
Floor Location |
The location of a floor of a building |
false |
| 2 |
ROOM |
Room Location |
The location of a room |
false |
| 2 |
WING |
Wing Location |
The location of a wing of a building (e.g. East Wing). The same room number for the same floor number can be distinguished by wing number in some situations |
false |
| 1 |
_ResourceGroupEntityType |
ResourceGroupEntityType |
Codes to characterize a Resource Group using categories that typify its membership and/or function . Example: PractitionerGroup |
true |
| 2 |
PRAC |
PractitionerGroup |
PractitionerGroup |
false |