SGHI FHIR Profile Implementation Guide
0.1.0 - ci-build
SGHI FHIR Profile Implementation Guide, published by Kathurima Kimathi. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/savannahghi/sil_fhir_profile_ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Active as of 2026-09-15 |
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"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet specimen-container</b></p><a name=\"specimen-container\"> </a><a name=\"hcspecimen-container\"> </a><ul><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html\"><code>https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem</code></a><span title=\"Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to the version provided in this specification\"> version 📦0.1.0</span><table class=\"none\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-edta-tube\">edta-tube</a></td><td>EDTA tube (purple top)</td><td>Tube carrying potassium EDTA anticoagulant, used for haematology.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-sst-gel-tube\">sst-gel-tube</a></td><td>SST gel tube (gold top)</td><td>Serum separator tube with a polymer gel barrier, used for most chemistry and serology.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-plain-tube\">plain-tube</a></td><td>Plain tube (red top)</td><td>Tube with no additive, letting the sample clot for serum.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-citrate-tube\">citrate-tube</a></td><td>Sodium citrate tube (blue top)</td><td>Tube carrying buffered sodium citrate at a fixed blood-to-additive ratio, used for coagulation. Sensitive to a short draw.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-fluoride-oxalate-tube\">fluoride-oxalate-tube</a></td><td>Fluoride oxalate tube (grey top)</td><td>Tube carrying sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate, which halts glycolysis for glucose and lactate.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-lithium-heparin-tube\">lithium-heparin-tube</a></td><td>Lithium heparin tube (green top)</td><td>Tube carrying lithium heparin anticoagulant, used for plasma chemistry.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-blood-culture-aerobic\">blood-culture-aerobic</a></td><td>Blood culture bottle (aerobic)</td><td>Culture bottle for organisms that grow in the presence of oxygen.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-blood-culture-anaerobic\">blood-culture-anaerobic</a></td><td>Blood culture bottle (anaerobic)</td><td>Culture bottle for organisms that grow in the absence of oxygen.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-sterile-universal-container\">sterile-universal-container</a></td><td>Sterile universal container</td><td>A sterile screw-top pot for urine, stool, sputum and other unpreserved samples.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-formalin-pot\">formalin-pot</a></td><td>Formalin pot (10% neutral buffered)</td><td>Pot pre-filled with 10% neutral buffered formalin, for tissue going to histopathology.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-cytology-fixative-pot\">cytology-fixative-pot</a></td><td>Cytology fixative pot</td><td>Pot pre-filled with cytology fixative, for samples going to cytology.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-specimen-collection-codesystem.html#specimen-collection-codesystem-amies-swab\">amies-swab</a></td><td>Transport swab (Amies medium)</td><td>A swab in Amies transport medium, keeping organisms viable on the way to microbiology.</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>"
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"date" : "2026-09-15T11:40:24+00:00",
"publisher" : "Kathurima Kimathi",
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"name" : "Oscar John",
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