An example to illustrate the use of the HL7 core-defined Extension specimen-specialHandling

Table View

Specimen.id[0]UKCore-Specimen-Extension-SpecialHandling-Example
Specimen.status[0]available
Specimen.type[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
Specimen.type[0].coding[0].code[0]431234000
Specimen.type[0].coding[0].display[0]Specimen from fetus obtained by biopsy
Specimen.subject[0].reference[0]Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example
Specimen.receivedTime[0]2023-04-23T17:02:00Z
Specimen.collection[0].extension[0].url[0]http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-specialHandling
Specimen.collection[0].extension[0].value[0].text[0]Mother was infected with suspected viral haemorrhagic fever.
Specimen.collection[0].collector[0].reference[0]Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-ConsultantSandraGose-Example
Specimen.collection[0].collected[0]2023-04-23T17:02:00Z
Specimen.collection[0].method[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
Specimen.collection[0].method[0].coding[0].code[0]129314006
Specimen.collection[0].method[0].coding[0].display[0]Biopsy - action

XML View

<Specimen xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="UKCore-Specimen-Extension-SpecialHandling-Example" />
    <status value="available" />
    <type>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
            <code value="431234000" />
            <display value="Specimen from fetus obtained by biopsy" />
        </coding>
    </type>
    <subject>
        <reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" />
    </subject>
    <receivedTime value="2023-04-23T17:02:00Z" />
    <collection>
        <!--  ***************extension start***************  -->
        <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-specialHandling">
            <valueCodeableConcept>
                <text value="Mother was infected with suspected viral haemorrhagic fever." />
            </valueCodeableConcept>
        </extension>
        <!--  **************extension end ******************  -->
        <collector>
            <reference value="Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-ConsultantSandraGose-Example" />
        </collector>
        <collectedDateTime value="2023-04-23T17:02:00Z" />
        <method>
            <coding>
                <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
                <code value="129314006" />
                <display value="Biopsy - action" />
            </coding>
        </method>
    </collection>
</Specimen>

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "Specimen",
    "id": "UKCore-Specimen-Extension-SpecialHandling-Example",
    "status": "available",
    "type": {
        "coding":  [
            {
                "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                "code": "431234000",
                "display": "Specimen from fetus obtained by biopsy"
            }
        ]
    },
    "subject": {
        "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example"
    },
    "receivedTime": "2023-04-23T17:02:00Z",
    "collection": {
        "extension":  [
            {
                "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-specialHandling",
                "valueCodeableConcept": {
                    "text": "Mother was infected with suspected viral haemorrhagic fever."
                }
            }
        ],
        "collector": {
            "reference": "Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-ConsultantSandraGose-Example"
        },
        "collectedDateTime": "2023-04-23T17:02:00Z",
        "method": {
            "coding":  [
                {
                    "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                    "code": "129314006",
                    "display": "Biopsy - action"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}
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