Class: Master_specimen_requirement

Description of: Master_specimen_requirement

Class steward is Orders/Observation
A specification of specimen requirements for test/observation service catalog items which require a specimen.

Attribute definitions for: Master_specimen_requirement

additive_cd

A code for the additive required for the collected specimen used in the associated observation service type.

|OM4^7^00647^Additive|

container_desc

A description of the container requirements for a specimen collected for the observation service type. The description includes specification of the physical appearance, including color of tube tops, shape, and material composition (e.g., red top glass tube).

|OM4^3^00643^Container Description|

container_preparation_desc

The special processing that should be applied to the container (e.g., add acidifying tablets before sending).

Rationale: differentiates this from preparation of other specimen-related items (e.g., the specimen itself).

|OM4^8^00648^Preparation|

container_volume_amt

A specification of the containers volume capacity.

|OM4^4^00644^Container Volume|

derived_specimen_cd

A code identifying derived specimens relative to the observation service type. For some diagnostic studies the initial specimen is processed to produce results. The process also produces new "specimens" and these are studied by a second order process.

|OM4^2^00642^Derived Specimen|

minimum_collection_volume_amt

The amount of specimen needed by the most specimen sparing method.

|OM4^11^00651^Minimum Collection Volume|

normal_collection_volume_amt

A specification of the normal specimen volume required. This is the amount used by the normal methods and provides enough specimens to repeat the procedure at least once.

|OM4^10^00650^Normal Collection Volume|

special_handling_desc

Special handling requirements for the collected specimen.

|OM4^9^00649^Special Handling Requirements|

specimen_priorities_cd

The allowed priorities for obtaining the specimen.

|OM4^13^00653^Specimen Priorities|

specimen_retention_time_amt

The usual time that a specimen for this observation service type is retained after the observation is completed.

|OM4^14^00654^Specimen Retention Time|

specimen_type_cd

A code identifying the specimen required by the observation service type.

Rationale: Clarity, or better representation of V2.3 element name

|OM4^6^00646^Specimen|

Connection definitions for: Master_specimen_requirement

is_specified_for (1,1) :: Master_observation_service :: has (0,n)