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| Vocabulary  Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | External | Use Context: Any | 
This value set (http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-EntityCode) is defined as part of HL7 v3.
Summary
| Defining URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-EntityCode | 
| Name: | v3 Code System EntityCode | 
| Definition: | OpenIssue: Missing description. | 
| OID: | (for OID based terminology systems) | 
| Source Resource | XML / JSON | 
This value set is used in the following places:
This value set includes codes from the following code systems:
http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityCode
This expansion generated 19 Apr 2017
This value set contains 128 concepts
Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityCode version 2016-11-11
All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityCode
| Code | Display | Definition | 
| _MaterialEntityClassType | MaterialEntityClassType | Types of Material for EntityClass "MAT" | 
| _ContainerEntityType | ContainerEntityType | Material intended to hold another material for purpose of storage or transport. | 
| PKG | Package | A material intended to hold other materials for purposes of storage or transportation | 
| _NonRigidContainerEntityType | NonRigidContainerEntityType | A container having dimensions that adjust somewhat based on the amount and shape of the material placed within it. | 
| BAG | Bag | A pouched or pendulous container. | 
| PACKT | Packet | A paper | 
| PCH | Pouch | A small bag or container made of a soft material. | 
| SACH | Sachet | A small bag or packet containing a small portion of a substance. | 
| _RigidContainerEntityType | RigidContainerEntityType | A container having a fixed and inflexible dimensions and volume | 
| _IndividualPackageEntityType | IndividualPackageEntityType | Container intended to contain sufficient material for only one use. | 
| AMP | Ampule | A small sealed glass container that holds a measured amount of a medicinal substance. | 
| MINIM | Minim | Individually dosed ophthalmic solution. One time eye dropper dispenser. | 
| NEBAMP | Nebuamp | Individually dosed inhalation solution. | 
| OVUL | Ovule | A container either glass or plastic and a narrow neck, for storing liquid. | 
| _MultiUseContainerEntityType | MultiUseContainerEntityType | A container intended to contain sufficient material for more than one use. (I.e. Material is intended to be removed from the container at more than one discrete time period.) | 
| BOT | Bottle | A container, typically rounded, either glass or plastic with a narrow neck and capable of storing liquid. | 
| BOTA | Amber Bottle | A bottle of yellow to brown color. Used to store light-sensitive materials | 
| BOTD | Dropper Bottle | A bottle with a cap designed to release the contained liquid in droplets of a specific size. | 
| BOTG | Glass Bottle | A bottle made of glass | 
| BOTP | Plastic Bottle | A bottle made of plastic | 
| BOTPLY | Polyethylene Bottle | A bottle made of polyethylene | 
| BOX | Box | A 6-sided container commonly made from paper or cardboard used for solid forms. | 
| CAN | Can | A metal container in which a material is hermetically sealed to enable storage over long periods. | 
| CART | Cartridge | A sealed container of liquid or powder intended to be loaded into a device. | 
| CNSTR | Canister | A pressurized metal container holding a substance released as a spray or aerosol. | 
| JAR | Jar | A container of glass, earthenware, plastic, etc. Top of the container has a diameter of similar size to the diameter of the container as a whole | 
| JUG | Jug | A deep vessel for holding liquids, with a handle and often with a spout or lip shape for pouring. | 
| TIN | Tin | A lidded container made of thin sheet metal. | 
| TUB | Tub | An open flat bottomed round container. | 
| TUBE | Tube | A long hollow rigid or flexible cylinder. Material is extruded by squeezing the container. | 
| VIAL | Vial | A small cylindrical glass for holding liquid medicines. | 
| BLSTRPK | Blister Pack | A bubblepack. Medications sealed individually, separated into doses. | 
| CARD | Card | A bubble pack card. Multiple individual/separated doses. | 
| COMPPKG | Compliance Package | A container intended to contain sufficient material for more than one use, but grouped or organized to provide individual access to sufficient material for a single use. Often used to ensure that the proper type and amount of material is consumed/expended for each use. | 
| DIALPK | Dial Pack | Rotatable dispenser. Eg. Birth control package. | 
| DISK | Disk | Object that is thin, flat, and circular. Doses of medication often contained in bubbles on the disk. | 
| DOSET | Dosette | Special packaging that will help patients take their medications on a regular basis. | 
| STRIP | Strip | A continuous strip of plastic sectioned into individual pouches, each one containing the quantity of 1 or more medications intended to be administered at a specific time | 
| KIT | Kit | A container for a diverse collection of products intended to be used together for some purpose (e.g. Medicinal kits often contain a syringe, a needle and the injectable medication). | 
| SYSTM | System | A kit in which the components are interconnected. | 
| _MedicalDevice | MedicalDevice | A device with direct or indirect therapeutic purpose. Values for EntityCode when EntityClass = "DEV" | 
| _AccessMedicalDevice | AccessMedicalDevice | A device used to allow access to a part of a body | 
| LINE | Line | A hollow tube used to administer a substance into a vein, artery or body cavity | 
| IALINE | Intra-arterial Line | A line used to administer a substance into an artery | 
| IVLINE | Intraveneous Line | A line used to administer a substance into a vein | 
| _AdministrationMedicalDevice | AdministrationMedicalDevice | A device intended to administer a substance to a subject | 
| _InjectionMedicalDevice | InjectionMedicalDevice | A device intended to administer liquid into a subject via a | 
| AINJ | AutoInjector | Automatically injects medication. | 
| PEN | Pen | A device which can contain a cartridge for injection purposes. Eg. Insulin pen. | 
| SYR | Syringe | A barrel with a plunger. | 
| APLCTR | Applicator | A device used to apply a liquid or powder to a surface. | 
| INH | Inhaler | A small device used for inhaling medicine in the form of a vapour or gas in order to ease a respiratory condition such as asthma or to relieve nasal congestion. | 
| DSKS | Diskus | The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form. | 
| DSKUNH | Diskhaler | The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form. | 
| TRBINH | Turbuhaler | Asthma medication delivery device. | 
| PMP | Pump | A device that is used to raise, compress, or transfer liquids or gases and is operated by a piston or similar mechanism. | 
| _SpecimenAdditiveEntity | SpecimenAdditiveEntity | Set of codes related to specimen additives | 
| ACDA | ACD Solution A | ACD Solution A of trisodium citrate, 22.0g/L; citric acid, 8.0 g/L; and dextrose 24.5 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing | 
| ACDB | ACD Solution B | ACD Solution B of trisodium citrate, 13.2g/L; citric acid, 4.8 g/L; and dextrose 14.7 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing. | 
| ACET | Acetic Acid | 50% V/V acetic acid in water. Used as a urine preservative | 
| AMIES | Amies transport medium | Sodium Chloride 3.0g, Potassium Chloride 0.2g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Magnesium Chloride 0.1g, Monopotassium Phosphate 0.2g, Disodium Phosphate 1.15g, Sodium Thiogly collate 1.0g, Distilled Water 1 liter | 
| BACTM | Bacterial Transport medium | Any medium used to maintain bacterial viability (e.g. Stuart's, Cary-Blair, Amies) | 
| BF10 | Buffered 10% formalin | Formaldehyde 4% w/v; methyl alcohol 1% w/v; phosphate buffering salts. Tissue preservative | 
| BOR | Boric Acid | Powdered boric acid (usually 10 g) added to 24-hour urine collections as a preservative. | 
| BOUIN | Bouin's solution | Picric acid, saturated aqueous solution (750.0 ml), 37-40% formalin (250.0 ml), glacial acetic acid (50.0 ml). Tissue preservative. | 
| BSKM | Buffered skim milk | 50% skim milk in 0.01 M phosphate-buffered saline. Maintain virus viability | 
| C32 | 3.2% Citrate | A 3.2% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative | 
| C38 | 3.8% Citrate | A 3.8% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative | 
| CARS | Carson's Modified 10% formalin | A modification of buffered 10% formalin used as a general tissue preservative. | 
| CARY | Cary Blair Medium | Sodium Thioglycollate 1.5 g, Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate 1.1 g, Sodium Chloride 5.0 g, Calcium Chloride 0.09 g, Agar 5.0 g, per Liter of Water | 
| CHLTM | Chlamydia transport medium | Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain Chlamydia viability during transportation to the laboratory | 
| CTAD | CTAD | Buffered tri-sodium citrate solution with theophylline, adenosine and dipyridamole | 
| EDTK15 | Potassium/K EDTA 15% | Potassium EDTA 15% solution in water | 
| EDTK75 | Potassium/K EDTA 7.5% | Potassium EDTA 7.5% solution in water | 
| EDTN | Sodium/Na EDTA | Sodium fluoride and Disodium EDTA | 
| ENT | Enteric bacteria transport medium | Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain enteric bacterial viability during transportation to the laboratory | 
| F10 | 10% Formalin | A 10% v/v solution in water of formalin( a 37% solution of formaldehyde and water). Used for tissue preservation. | 
| FDP | Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor | Thrombin plus soybean trypsin inhibitor. For use in identifying fibrn degredation products. | 
| FL10 | Sodium Fluoride, 10mg | Sodium fluoride, 10mg added as a urine preservative. | 
| FL100 | Sodium Fluoride, 100mg | Sodium fluoride, 100mg added as a urine preservative. | 
| HCL6 | 6N HCL | A solution of HCl containing 6moles of hydrogen ion/L. Used as a Urine Preservative. | 
| HEPA | Ammonium heparin | Ammonium heparin | 
| HEPL | Lithium/Li Heparin | Lithium heparin salt | 
| HEPN | Sodium/Na Heparin | Sodium heparin salt | 
| HNO3 | Nitric Acid | 6N Nitric acid used to preserve urine for heavy metal analysis. | 
| JKM | Jones Kendrick Medium | A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability. | 
| KARN | Karnovsky's fixative | 5% Glutaraldehyde, 4% Formaldehyde in 0.08M buffer. Tissue preservation | 
| KOX | Potassium Oxalate | Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride in a 1.25:1 ratio | 
| LIA | Lithium iodoacetate | Iodoacetate lithium salt | 
| M4 | M4 | Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with HEPES buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to | 
| M4RT | M4-RT | Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Gentamicin and amphotericin B are used to inhibit c | 
| M5 | M5 | Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with protein stabilizers, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to inhibit c | 
| MICHTM | Michel's transport medium | 1M potassium citrate, pH 7.0 2.5 ml, 0.1M magnesium sulfate 5.0 ml, 0.1M N-ethyl malemide 5.0 ml, dH2O 87.5 ml, ammonium sulfate 55gm. Preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures | 
| MMDTM | MMD transport medium | A buffered medium with ammonium sulfate added to preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures | 
| NAF | Sodium Fluoride | Sodium fluoride | 
| NONE | None | No additive. Specifically identifes the specimen as having no additives. | 
| PAGE | Page's Saline | 0.12 g NaCl, 0.004 g MgSO, 0.004 g, CaCl, 0.142 g Na2HPO4 and 0.136 g KH2PO4 per liter of distilled water. Maintain Acanthaoemba viability. | 
| PHENOL | Phenol | Phenol. Urine preservative | 
| PVA | Polyvinylalcohol | Polyvinyl alcohol | 
| RLM | Reagan Lowe Medium | A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability. | 
| SILICA | Siliceous earth | Diatomaceous earth. For glucose determination blood samples | 
| SPS | Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride | Sodium polyanethol sulfonate in saline. Anticomplementary and antiphagocytic properties. Used in blood culture collection. | 
| SST | Serum Separator Tube | Polymer separator gel with clot activator | 
| STUTM | Stuart transport medium | Sodium Glycerophosphate 10.0g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Mercaptoacetic Acid 1.0ml, Distilled Water 1 liter | 
| THROM | Thrombin | Thrombin. Accelerates clotting. | 
| THYMOL | Thymol | 2-Isopropyl-5-methyl phenol. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples | 
| THYO | Thyoglycolate broth | A nutritive medium with a reducing agent (sodium thioglycolate) which, due to a chemical reaction, removes oxygen from the broth. | 
| TOLU | Toluene | Also known as Methylbenzene; Toluol; Phenylmethane. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples | 
| URETM | Ureaplasma transport medium | A buffered salt solution with antifungal agents added for the collection and transport of Ureaplasma specimens. | 
| VIRTM | Viral Transport medium | Sucrose 74.6g, Potassium hydrogenphosphate 0.52g, L-glutamic acid 0.72g, Bovine serum albumin 5.0g, Gentamicin 50mg, Potassium dihydrogenphosphate 1.25g, L-15 medium 9.9L, Water to 10L. Maintain Virus viability. | 
| WEST | Buffered Citrate | 3.8% Citrate buffered to a pH of 5.5 for Westergren Sedimentation Rate | 
| BLDPRD | Blood Product | A manufactured product that is produced from the raw blood oi a donor with the intention of using it in a recipient transfusion. | 
| VCCNE | Vaccine | A Type of medicine that creates an immune protection without the recipient experiencing the disease. | 
| _DrugEntity | DrugEntity | A substance whose therapeutic effect is produced by chemical action within the body. | 
| _ClinicalDrug | ClinicalDrug | Any substance or mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use in: (a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder, abnormal physical state, or its symptoms, in human beings or animals; (b) restoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in human beings or animals. | 
| _NonDrugAgentEntity | NonDrugAgentEntity | Indicates types of allergy and intolerance agents which are non-drugs. (E.g. foods, latex, etc.) | 
| NDA01 | egg | egg | 
| NDA02 | fish | fish | 
| NDA03 | lactose | lactose | 
| NDA04 | peanut | peanut | 
| NDA05 | soy | soy | 
| NDA06 | sulfites | sulfites | 
| NDA07 | wheat or gluten | wheat or gluten | 
| NDA08 | isocyanates | isocyanates | 
| NDA09 | solvents | solvents | 
| NDA10 | oils | oils | 
| NDA11 | venoms | venoms | 
| NDA12 | latex | latex | 
| NDA13 | shellfish | shellfish | 
| NDA14 | strawberries | strawberries | 
| NDA15 | tomatoes | tomatoes | 
| NDA16 | dust | dust | 
| NDA17 | dust mites | dust mites | 
| _OrganizationEntityType | OrganizationEntityType | Further classifies entities of classCode ORG. | 
| HHOLD | household | The group of persons who occupy a single housing unit. | 
| NAT | NationEntityType | Codes identifying nation states. Allows for finer grained specification of Entity with classcode <= NAT Example:ISO3166 country codes. | 
| RELIG | religious institution | An organization that provides religious rites of worship. | 
| _PlaceEntityType | PlaceEntityType | Types of places for EntityClass "PLC" | 
| BED | Bed Location | The location of a bed | 
| BLDG | Building Location | The location of a building | 
| FLOOR | Floor Location | The location of a floor of a building | 
| ROOM | Room Location | The location of a room | 
| WING | Wing Location | The location of a wing of a building (e.g. East Wing). The same room number for the same floor number can be distinguished by wing number in some situations | 
| _ResourceGroupEntityType | ResourceGroupEntityType | Codes to characterize a Resource Group using categories that typify its membership and/or function . Example: PractitionerGroup | 
| PRAC | PractitionerGroup | PractitionerGroup |