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

: SGHI Specimen Container - JSON Representation

Active as of 2026-09-15

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{
  "resourceType" : "ValueSet",
  "id" : "specimen-container",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "extensions",
    "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 &#x1F4E6;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>"
  },
  "url" : "https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-container",
  "version" : "0.1.0",
  "name" : "SGHISpecimenContainer",
  "title" : "SGHI Specimen Container",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-09-15T11:40:24+00:00",
  "publisher" : "Kathurima Kimathi",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "Kathurima Kimathi",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathurima-kimathi/"
        },
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "kathurimakimathi415@gmail.com"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name" : "Oscar John",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "oscarjohnotieno@gmail.com",
          "use" : "work"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name" : "Kennedy Omondi",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "kennankole@gmail.com",
          "use" : "work"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "The container a sample is collected into. The collection screen offers the container the ordered test requires first, then the rest of this set.",
  "compose" : {
    "include" : [
      {
        "system" : "https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem",
        "concept" : [
          {
            "code" : "edta-tube",
            "display" : "EDTA tube (purple top)"
          },
          {
            "code" : "sst-gel-tube",
            "display" : "SST gel tube (gold top)"
          },
          {
            "code" : "plain-tube",
            "display" : "Plain tube (red top)"
          },
          {
            "code" : "citrate-tube",
            "display" : "Sodium citrate tube (blue top)"
          },
          {
            "code" : "fluoride-oxalate-tube",
            "display" : "Fluoride oxalate tube (grey top)"
          },
          {
            "code" : "lithium-heparin-tube",
            "display" : "Lithium heparin tube (green top)"
          },
          {
            "code" : "blood-culture-aerobic",
            "display" : "Blood culture bottle (aerobic)"
          },
          {
            "code" : "blood-culture-anaerobic",
            "display" : "Blood culture bottle (anaerobic)"
          },
          {
            "code" : "sterile-universal-container",
            "display" : "Sterile universal container"
          },
          {
            "code" : "formalin-pot",
            "display" : "Formalin pot (10% neutral buffered)"
          },
          {
            "code" : "cytology-fixative-pot",
            "display" : "Cytology fixative pot"
          },
          {
            "code" : "amies-swab",
            "display" : "Transport swab (Amies medium)"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}