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Example definition of venous blood specimen.
{
"resourceType" : "SpecimenDefinition",
"id" : "7",
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "oo"
}],
"url" : "http://example-lab.com/specdef/123455",
"identifier" : {
"value" : "123455"
},
"title" : "Venous blood specimen",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : true,
"publisher" : "HL7 International / Orders and Observations",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders"
}]
}],
"typeCollected" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "122555007"
}],
"text" : "Venous blood specimen (specimen)"
},
"patientPreparation" : [{
"text" : "no strict fasting"
}],
"typeTested" : [{
"isDerived" : true,
"type" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "119364003"
}],
"text" : "Serum specimen (specimen)"
},
"preference" : "preferred",
"container" : {
"material" : {
"text" : "glass"
},
"type" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "702281005",
"display" : "Evacuated blood collection tube with thrombin and clot activator and gel separator"
}]
},
"cap" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-container-cap.html",
"code" : "yellow",
"display" : "yellow cap"
}]
},
"minimumVolumeQuantity" : {
"value" : 2,
"unit" : "ml",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "mL"
}
},
"handling" : [{
"temperatureQualifier" : {
"coding" : [{
"code" : "room",
"display" : "room temperature"
}]
},
"temperatureRange" : {
"low" : {
"value" : 15,
"unit" : "°C",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "Cel"
},
"high" : {
"value" : 25,
"unit" : "°C",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "Cel"
}
},
"maxDuration" : {
"value" : 12,
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "h"
}
}]
}]
}
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.