R6 Ballot (1st Draft)

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Example Specimen/101 (Turtle)

Orders and Observations Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: InformativeCompartments: Device, Patient, Practitioner

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General Specimen Example

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix sct: <http://snomed.info/id/> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

# - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------

[a fhir:Specimen ;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ;
  fhir:id [ fhir:v "101"] ; # 
  fhir:text [
     fhir:status [ fhir:v "generated" ] ;
     fhir:div "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative: Specimen</b><a name=\"101\"> </a></p><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Resource Specimen &quot;101&quot; </p></div><p><b>identifier</b>: <span title=\" text&gt;\n    &lt;status value=&quot;generated&quot; /&gt;\n    &lt;div xmlns=&quot;http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml&quot;&gt;[Put rendering here]&lt;/div&gt;\n  &lt;/text&gt; \">id: 23234352356</span></p><p><b>accessionIdentifier</b>: id: X352356</p><p><b>status</b>: available</p><p><b>type</b>: Venous blood specimen <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/\">SNOMED CT</a>#122555007)</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a href=\"patient-example.html\">Patient/example: Peter Patient</a> &quot;Peter CHALMERS&quot;</p><p><b>receivedTime</b>: 2011-03-04T07:03:00Z</p><p><b>request</b>: <a href=\"servicerequest-example.html\">ServiceRequest/example</a></p><blockquote><p><b>collection</b></p><p><b>collector</b>: <a href=\"practitioner-example.html\">Practitioner/example</a> &quot;Adam CAREFUL&quot;</p><p><b>collected</b>: <span title=\"  the time of collection is usually required. Usually a point in time, but can be a period\n      (collectedPeriod) if it's a timed collection (e.g. a 24 hour urine)  \">2011-05-30T06:15:00Z</span></p><p><b>quantity</b>: 6 mL</p><p><b>method</b>: <span title=\"  method is usually implied by type  \">Line, Venous <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/5.4.0/CodeSystem-v2-0488.html\">specimenCollectionMethod</a>#LNV)</span></span></p><h3>BodySites</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td style=\"display: none\">-</td><td><b>Concept</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"display: none\">*</td><td>Structure of median cubital vein (body structure) <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/\">SNOMED CT</a>#49852007)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote><h3>Containers</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td style=\"display: none\">-</td><td><b>Device</b></td><td><b>SpecimenQuantity</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"display: none\">*</td><td><a href=\"device-example-specimen-container-green-gel-vacutainer.html\">Device/device-example-specimen-container-green-gel-vacutainer</a></td><td><span title=\"  if there's only one container, then this value is the same\n     as .collection.quantity (usually). This is for when there is more\n     than one container  \">3 mL</span></td></tr></table><p><b>note</b>: Specimen is grossly lipemic</p></div>"
  ] ; #   text>
#    <status value="generated" />
#    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">[Put rendering here]</div>
#  </text>  
  fhir:identifier ( [
     fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://ehr.acme.org/identifiers/collections"^^xsd:anyURI ] ; #    a specimen identifier - e.g. assigned when the specimen was taken this is often not done   
     fhir:value [ fhir:v "23234352356" ]
  ] ) ; # 
  fhir:accessionIdentifier [
     fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2011"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
     fhir:value [ fhir:v "X352356" ]
  ] ; # 
  fhir:status [ fhir:v "available"] ; # 
  fhir:type [
     fhir:coding ( [
       a sct:122555007 ;
       fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://snomed.info/sct"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
       fhir:code [ fhir:v "122555007" ] ;
       fhir:display [ fhir:v "Venous blood specimen" ]
     ] ) #   \n   Type is a loosely defined field because there is such a lot of variation in how it is used.\n   The principal variation is how much information that could be represented elsewhere is also\n   represented here. For instance, here's some possible types:\n     lithium heparin plasma   (+ .container.additive) (e.g. SNOMED CT 446272009)\n     transfusion bag of blood (+ container.type)\n     Peritoneal lavage        (+ collection.bodySite)\n   If the type includes other fields, it would be normal not to populate the other fields\n\n   Note that this practice is so widespread that it's pointless to try and stop it   
  ] ; # 
  fhir:subject [
     fhir:reference [ fhir:v "Patient/example" ] ;
     fhir:display [ fhir:v "Peter Patient" ]
  ] ; # 
  fhir:receivedTime [ fhir:v "2011-03-04T07:03:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime] ; # 
  fhir:request ( [
     fhir:reference [ fhir:v "ServiceRequest/example" ] #    this points to the order that caused the sample to be drawn   
  ] ) ; # 
  fhir:collection [
     fhir:collector [
       fhir:reference [ fhir:v "Practitioner/example" ] #    in practice, collecter is almost always recorded   
     ] ;
     fhir:collected [ fhir:v "2011-05-30T06:15:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime ] ; #    the time of collection is usually required. Usually a point in time, but can be a period\n      (collectedPeriod) if it's a timed collection (e.g. a 24 hour urine)   
     fhir:quantity [
       fhir:value [ fhir:v "6"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
       fhir:unit [ fhir:v "mL" ]
     ] ; #    e.g. full   
     fhir:method [
       fhir:coding ( [
         fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0488"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
         fhir:code [ fhir:v "LNV" ]
       ] )
     ] ; #    method is usually implied by type   
     fhir:bodySite [
       fhir:concept [
         fhir:coding ( [
           a sct:49852007 ;
           fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://snomed.info/sct"^^xsd:anyURI ] ;
           fhir:code [ fhir:v "49852007" ] ;
           fhir:display [ fhir:v "Structure of median cubital vein (body structure)" ]
         ] )
       ]
     ] #    bodysite is usually implied by type too its here to demonstrate its usage to indicating the draw site in this case  
  ] ; # 
  fhir:container ( [
     fhir:device [
       fhir:reference [ fhir:v "Device/device-example-specimen-container-green-gel-vacutainer" ]
     ] ;
     fhir:specimenQuantity [
       fhir:value [ fhir:v "3"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
       fhir:unit [ fhir:v "mL" ]
     ] #    if there's only one container, then this value is the same\n     as .collection.quantity (usually). This is for when there is more\n     than one container   
  ] ) ; #   
#      the container identifier is not the same as the specimen identifier
#      usually, it is pre-printed/implanted etc.on the container prior to
#      use. It might a RFID in the container, or it might be a UDI
#      (http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/UniqueDeviceIdentification/)
#      
  fhir:note ( [
     fhir:text [ fhir:v "Specimen is grossly lipemic" ]
  ] )] . # 

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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.