Release 4B Ballot #1

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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

typeCollected: Venous blood specimen

patientPreparation: 12 hour fasting, At rest

timeAspect: preferrably morning time

typeTested
type: Serum specimen
preference: preferred
Containers
- Material Type Cap MinimumVolume[x]
* plastic Evacuated blood collection tube, thrombin/clot activator/gel separator yellow cap 2 ml
handling
temperatureQualifier: Ambient temperature
temperatureRange: 15-25 °C
MaxDurations
-
*
handling
temperatureQualifier: Refrigerated temperature
temperatureRange: 2-8 °C
MaxDurations
-
*

typeTested
type: Plasma specimen
preference: alternate
Containers
- Material Type Cap MinimumVolume[x]
* glass Evacuated blood collection tube with heparin lithium and gel separator green cap 2 ml
rejectionCriterion: insufficient specimen volume, hemolized specimen
handling
temperatureQualifier: Ambient temperature
temperatureRange: 15-25 °C
MaxDurations
-
*
handling
temperatureQualifier: Refrigerated temperature
temperatureRange: 2-8 °C
MaxDurations
-
*

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.