http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Specimen|4.0.1
A sample to be used for analysis.
| Name | Flags | Card | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Specimen | 0..* | Sample for analysis | ||
Σ | 0..* | Identifier | External Identifier | |
Σ | 0..1 | Identifier | Identifier assigned by the lab | |
?!Σ | 0..1 | code | available | unavailable | unsatisfactory | entered-in-error SpecimenStatus (required) | |
Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of material that forms the specimen SpecimenType (example) | |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference | Where the specimen came from. This may be from patient(s), from a location (e.g., the source of an environmental sample), or a sampling of a substance or a device | |
Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen was received for processing | |
| 0..* | Reference | Specimen from which this specimen originated | ||
| 0..* | Reference | Why the specimen was collected | ||
| 0..1 | BackboneElement | Collection details | ||
Σ | 0..1 | Reference | Who collected the specimen | |
Σ | 0..1 | Collection time | ||
Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | ||
Σ | 0..1 | Period | ||
Σ | 0..1 | Duration | How long it took to collect specimen | |
| 0..1 | Quantity | The quantity of specimen collected | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Technique used to perform collection SpecimenCollectionMethod (example) | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Anatomical collection site BodySite (example) | ||
Σ | 0..1 | Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink FastingStatus (extensible) | ||
Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | FastingStatus (extensible) | |
Σ | 0..1 | Duration | FastingStatus (extensible) | |
| 0..* | BackboneElement | Processing and processing step details | ||
| 0..1 | string | Textual description of procedure | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Indicates the treatment step applied to the specimen SpecimenProcessingProcedure (example) | ||
| 0..* | Reference | Material used in the processing step | ||
| 0..1 | Date and time of specimen processing | |||
| 0..1 | dateTime | |||
| 0..1 | Period | |||
| 0..* | BackboneElement | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.) | ||
Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Id for the container | |
| 0..1 | string | Textual description of the container | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of container directly associated with specimen SpecimenContainerType (example) | ||
| 0..1 | Quantity | Container volume or size | ||
| 0..1 | Quantity | Quantity of specimen within container | ||
| 0..1 | Additive associated with container SpecimenContainerAdditive (example) | |||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | SpecimenContainerAdditive (example) | ||
| 0..1 | Reference | SpecimenContainerAdditive (example) | ||
Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | State of the specimen SpecimenCondition (extensible) | |
| 0..* | Annotation | Comments |