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: SGHI Specimen Container - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-09-15

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<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="specimen-container"/>
  <text>
    <status value="extensions"/>
    <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>
  </text>
  <url value="https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-container"/>
  <version value="0.1.0"/>
  <name value="SGHISpecimenContainer"/>
  <title value="SGHI Specimen Container"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2026-09-15T11:40:24+00:00"/>
  <publisher value="Kathurima Kimathi"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="Kathurima Kimathi"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathurima-kimathi/"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="kathurimakimathi415@gmail.com"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <contact>
    <name value="Oscar John"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="oscarjohnotieno@gmail.com"/>
      <use value="work"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <contact>
    <name value="Kennedy Omondi"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="kennankole@gmail.com"/>
      <use value="work"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="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
              value="https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem"/>
      <concept>
        <code value="edta-tube"/>
        <display value="EDTA tube (purple top)"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="sst-gel-tube"/>
        <display value="SST gel tube (gold top)"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="plain-tube"/>
        <display value="Plain tube (red top)"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="citrate-tube"/>
        <display value="Sodium citrate tube (blue top)"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="fluoride-oxalate-tube"/>
        <display value="Fluoride oxalate tube (grey top)"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="lithium-heparin-tube"/>
        <display value="Lithium heparin tube (green top)"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="blood-culture-aerobic"/>
        <display value="Blood culture bottle (aerobic)"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="blood-culture-anaerobic"/>
        <display value="Blood culture bottle (anaerobic)"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="sterile-universal-container"/>
        <display value="Sterile universal container"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="formalin-pot"/>
        <display value="Formalin pot (10% neutral buffered)"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="cytology-fixative-pot"/>
        <display value="Cytology fixative pot"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="amies-swab"/>
        <display value="Transport swab (Amies medium)"/>
      </concept>
    </include>
  </compose>
</ValueSet>