Order Catalog Implementation Guide
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Order Catalog Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Orders and Observations. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0-ballot built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-order-catalog/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Example SpecimenDefinition: Lab specimen capillary serum

Page standards status: Informative

Language: en-US

Profile: Laboratory IVD Specimen Definition

url: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/order-catalog/SpecimenDefinition/example-specimen-capillary-serum-single-test

status: Active

typeCollected: Capillary blood specimen (specimen)

collection: Capillary specimen collection (procedure)

typeTested

type: Serum

preference: Preferred

Containers

-MaterialTypeCapDescriptionCapacityMinimumVolume[x]
*plasticEvacuated blood collection tube with clot activatorred cap

red cap plastic tube 2 mL

2 milliliter (Details: UCUM codemL = 'mL')0.5 milliliter (Details: UCUM codemL = 'mL')

RetentionTimes

-ValueUnitSystemCode
*24hourhttp://unitsofmeasure.orgh

rejectionCriterion: blood specimen hemolized, insufficient quantity of specimen

handling

temperatureQualifier: room temperature or refrigerated

MaxDurations

-ValueUnitSystemCode
*7dayhttp://unitsofmeasure.orgd

handling

temperatureQualifier: frozen

MaxDurations

-ValueUnitSystemCode
*28dayhttp://unitsofmeasure.orgd

typeTested

type: Plasma

preference: Alternate

Containers

-TypeCapDescriptionCapacityMinimumVolume[x]
*Evacuated blood collection tube with heparin lithium and gel separatorgreen cap

green cap plastic tube 2 mL

2 milliliter (Details: UCUM codemL = 'mL')0.5 milliliter (Details: UCUM codemL = 'mL')

RetentionTimes

-ValueUnitSystemCode
*24hourhttp://unitsofmeasure.orgh

rejectionCriterion: blood specimen hemolized, insufficient quantity of specimen

handling

temperatureQualifier: room temperature or refrigerated

MaxDurations

-ValueUnitSystemCode
*7dayhttp://unitsofmeasure.orgd

handling

temperatureQualifier: frozen

MaxDurations

-ValueUnitSystemCode
*28dayhttp://unitsofmeasure.orgd