Specimen Defining Attributes
The following defining attributes correspond to the Specimen Attributes Summary table.
Specimen source identity
Specimen source identity specifies the type of individual, group, or physical location from which a specimen is collected.
For example,
419695002 | Environmental swab (specimen)| has the Specimen source identity, Environment (environment)
Specimen source morphology
Specimen source morphology specifies the morphologic abnormality from which a specimen is obtained.
For example,
447407009 | Specimen from necrotic tissue (specimen)| has the Specimen source morphology, Necrosis (morphologic abnormality)
Specimen source topography
Specimen source topography specifies the body site from which a specimen is obtained.
For example,
16209771000119101 | Specimen from left lower lobe of lung obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage procedure (specimen)| has the Specimen source topography, Segment of lower lobe of left lung (body structure)
Specimen procedure
Specimen procedure identifies the procedure by which a specimen is obtained.
For example,
384744003 | Lymph node from sentinel lymph node dissection and axillary dissection (specimen)| has the Specimen procedure, Dissection procedure (procedure)
Specimen substance
Specimen substance specifies the type of substance, pharmaceutical/biologic product, or physical object of which a specimen is comprised.
For example,
110897001 | Bone marrow cytological material (specimen)| has the Specimen substance, Bone marrow fluid (substance)
Although Pharmaceutical / biologic product (product) and its descendants are considered valid values for the 370133003 |Specimen substance (attribute)| by the MRCM, they are not currently used as values for this attribute in the International Release. The only exception is 787859002 |Vaccine product (medicinal product)| and its descendants, which can be used as valid values for this attribute.
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