Specimen
A sample to be used for analysis.
Endpoints
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https://api.sandbox.ovok.com/fhir/R5/Specimen| Interaction | Method | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Read | GET | /fhir/R5/Specimen/[id] |
| Vread | GET | /fhir/R5/Specimen/[id]/_history/[vid] |
| Update | PUT | /fhir/R5/Specimen/[id] |
| Patch | PATCH | /fhir/R5/Specimen/[id] |
| Delete | DELETE | /fhir/R5/Specimen/[id] |
| Create | POST | /fhir/R5/Specimen |
| Search | GET | /fhir/R5/Specimen?... |
| History | GET | /fhir/R5/Specimen/[id]/_history |
| Type-history | GET | /fhir/R5/Specimen/_history |
Top-level elements
| Element | Type(s) | Cardinality | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
identifier | Identifier | 0..* | External Identifier |
accessionIdentifier | Identifier | 0..1 | Identifier assigned by the lab |
status | code | 0..1 | available |
type | CodeableConcept | 0..1 | Kind of material that forms the specimen |
subject | Reference | 0..1 | 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, a biologically-derived product, or a device |
receivedTime | dateTime | 0..1 | The time when specimen is received by the testing laboratory |
parent | Reference | 0..* | Specimen from which this specimen originated |
request | Reference | 0..* | Why the specimen was collected |
combined | code | 0..1 | grouped |
role | CodeableConcept | 0..* | The role the specimen serves |
feature | BackboneElement | 0..* | The physical feature of a specimen |
collection | BackboneElement | 0..1 | Collection details |
processing | BackboneElement | 0..* | Processing and processing step details |
container | BackboneElement | 0..* | Direct container of specimen (tube/slide, etc.) |
condition | CodeableConcept | 0..* | State of the specimen |
note | Annotation | 0..* | Comments |
Resource-specific search parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
accession | token | The accession number associated with the specimen |
bodysite | reference | Reference to a resource (by instance) |
collected | date | The date the specimen was collected |
collector | reference | Who collected the specimen |
container-device | reference | The unique identifier associated with the specimen container |
identifier | token | Account number |
parent | reference | The parent of the specimen |
patient | reference | The entity that caused the expenses |
procedure | reference | The procedure that collected the specimen |
status | token | available |
subject | reference | The subject of the specimen |
type | token | E.g. patient, expense, depreciation |
Reference
- Official FHIR R5 spec:
Specimen - Maturity: Trial Use 2 (FMM 2).