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Example SpecimenDefinition/7 (XML)

Orders and Observations Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: InformativeCompartments: No defined compartments

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Example definition of venous blood specimen. (id = "7")

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

<SpecimenDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="7"/> 
    <text> <status value="extensions"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative: SpecimenDefinition</b> <a name="7"> </a> <a name="hc7"> </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 SpecimenDefinition &quot;7&quot; </p> </div> <p> <b> StructureDefinition Work Group</b> : oo</p> <p> <b> url</b> : <code> http://example-lab.com/specdef/123455</code> </p> <p> <b> identifier</b> : 123455</p> <p> <b> title</b> : Venous blood specimen</p> <p> <b> status</b> : active</p> <p> <b> experimental</b> : true</p> <p> <b> publisher</b> : HL7 International / Orders and Observations</p> <p> <b> contact</b> : </p> <p> <b> typeCollected</b> : Venous blood specimen (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> patientPreparation</b> : no strict fasting <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> ()</span> </p> <blockquote> <p> <b> typeTested</b> </p> <p> <b> isDerived</b> : true</p> <p> <b> type</b> : Serum specimen (specimen) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #119364003)</span> </p> <p> <b> preference</b> : preferred</p> <h3> Containers</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td style="display: none">-</td> <td> <b> Material</b> </td> <td> <b> Type</b> </td> <td> <b> Cap</b> </td> <td> <b> MinimumVolume[x]</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="display: none">*</td> <td> glass <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> ()</span> </td> <td> Evacuated blood collection tube with thrombin and clot activator and gel separator
               <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #702281005)</span> </td> <td> yellow cap <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (CodeSystem-container-cap.html#yellow)</span> </td> <td> 2 ml<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code mL = 'mL')</span> </td> </tr> </table> <blockquote> <p> <b> handling</b> </p> <p> <b> temperatureQualifier</b> : room temperature <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> ([not stated]#room)</span> </p> <p> <b> temperatureRange</b> : 15-25 °C</p> <h3> MaxDurations</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td style="display: none">-</td> <td> <b> Value</b> </td> <td> <b> System</b> </td> <td> <b> Code</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="display: none">*</td> <td> 12</td> <td> <a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/5.5.0/CodeSystem-v3-ucum.html">Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM)</a> </td> <td> h</td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> </blockquote> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"><valueCode value="oo"/> </extension> 
  <url value="http://example-lab.com/specdef/123455"/>     
    <identifier> 
       <value value="123455"/> 
    </identifier>  
    <title value="Venous blood specimen"/>  
    <status value="active"/> 
    <experimental value="true"/> 
    <publisher value="HL7 International / Orders and Observations"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <typeCollected> 
        <coding> 
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
            <code value="122555007"/> 
        </coding> 
        <text value="Venous blood specimen (specimen)"/> 
    </typeCollected> 
    <patientPreparation> 
       <text value="no strict fasting"/> 
    </patientPreparation>  
    <typeTested> 
       <isDerived value="true"/> 
       <type> 
            <coding> 
                <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
                <code value="119364003"/> 
            </coding> 
            <text value="Serum specimen (specimen)"/> 
        </type> 
       <preference value="preferred"/> 
       <container> 
          <material> 
              <text value="glass"/> 
          </material> 
          <type> 
            <coding> 
                <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
                <code value="702281005"/> 
                <display value="Evacuated blood collection tube with thrombin and clot activator and gel separator"/> 
            </coding> 
           </type> 
           <cap> 
              <coding> 
                <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-container-cap.html"/> 
                <code value="yellow"/> 
                <display value="yellow cap"/> 
              </coding> 
            </cap> 
            <minimumVolumeQuantity> 
                 <value value="2"/> 
                 <unit value="ml"/> 
                 <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
                 <code value="mL"/> 
            </minimumVolumeQuantity> 
       </container> 
       <handling> 
            <temperatureQualifier> 
                 <coding> 
                    <code value="room"/> 
                    <display value="room temperature"/> 
                 </coding>    
            </temperatureQualifier> 
            <temperatureRange> 
                <low> 
                    <value value="15"/> 
                    <unit value="°C"/> 
                    <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
                    <code value="Cel"/> 
                 </low> 
                <high> 
                    <value value="25"/> 
                    <unit value="°C"/>             
                    <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
                    <code value="Cel"/> 
                </high> 
            </temperatureRange> 
            <maxDuration> 
                <value value="12"/> 
                <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
                <code value="h"/> 
            </maxDuration> 
        </handling> 
    </typeTested>   
</SpecimenDefinition> 

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.