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<id value="vma-urine"/> <meta> <security> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActReason"/> <code value="HTEST"/> <display value="test health data"/> </security> </meta> <accessionIdentifier> <!-- accession identifier - e.g. assigned by the labaratory when it is received. This is common, unlike specimen identifier --> <system value="http://lab.acme.org/specimens/2015"/> <value value="X352356"/> </accessionIdentifier> <status value="available"/> <type> <!-- Type is a loosely defined field because there is such a lot of variation in how it is used. The principal variation is how much information that could be represented elsewhere is also represented here. For instance, here's some possible types: lithium heparin plasma (+ .container.additive) (e.g. SNOMED CT 446272009) transfusion bag of blood (+ container.type) Peritoneal lavage (+ collection.bodySite) If the type includes other fields, it would be normal not to populate the other fields Note that this practice is so widespread that it's pointless to try and stop it --> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0487"/> <code value="RANDU"/> <display value="Urine, Random"/> </coding> </type> <subject> <reference value="Patient/example"/> </subject> <receivedTime value="2015-08-18T07:03:00Z"/> <collection> <collector> <!-- in practice, collecter is almost always recorded --> <reference value="Practitioner/f202"/> </collector> <!-- the time of collection is usually required. Usually a point in time, but can be a period (collectedPeriod) if it's a timed collection (e.g. a 24 hour urine) --> <collectedDateTime value="2015-08-18T07:03:00Z"/> <!-- method is usually implied by type --> </collection> <processing> <description value="Acidify to pH < 3.0 with 6 N HCl."/> <procedure> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0373"/> <code value="ACID"/> </coding> </procedure> <additive> <display value="6 N HCl"/> </additive> <timeDateTime value="2015-08-18T08:10:00Z"/> </processing> <container> <type> <text value="Non-sterile specimen container"/> </type> <capacity> <value value="50"/> <unit value="mls"/> </capacity> <specimenQuantity> <value value="10"/> <unit value="mls"/> </specimenQuantity> </container>
</Specimen>