| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DomainResource | 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 v2 Specimen Type (Example) | |
| Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient | Group | Device | Substance) | Where the specimen came from. This may be from the patient(s) or from the environment or a device | |
| Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | The time when specimen was received for processing | |
| 0..* | Reference(Specimen) | Specimen from which this specimen originated | ||
| 0..* | Reference(DiagnosticRequest | ProcedureRequest) | Why the specimen was collected | ||
| 0..1 | BackboneElement | Collection details | ||
| Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner) | Who collected the specimen | |
| Σ | 0..1 | Collection time | ||
| dateTime | ||||
| Period | ||||
| 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | The quantity of specimen collected | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Technique used to perform collection SpecimenCollectionMethod (Example) | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Anatomical collection site SNOMED CT Body Structures (Example) | ||
| 0..* | BackboneElement | Treatment and processing step details | ||
| 0..1 | string | Textual description of procedure | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Indicates the treatment or processing step applied to the specimen SpecimenTreatmentProcedure (Example) | ||
| 0..* | Reference(Substance) | Material used in the processing step | ||
| 0..1 | Date and time of specimen treatment | |||
| dateTime | ||||
| 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 SpecimenContainer (Example) | ||
| 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | Container volume or size | ||
| 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | Quantity of specimen within container | ||
| 0..1 | Additive associated with container v2 Additive/Preservative (Example) | |||
| CodeableConcept | ||||
| Reference(Substance) | ||||
| 0..* | Annotation | Comments | ||
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