HL7 Terminology (THO)
6.0.2 - Publication
HL7 Terminology (THO)
6.0.2 - Publication
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v2-0376</b></p><a name="v2-0376"> </a><a name="hcv2-0376"> </a><a name="v2-0376-en-US"> </a><p><b>Properties</b></p><p><b>This code system defines the following properties for its concepts</b></p><table class="grid"><tr><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Code</b></td><td><b>URI</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td></tr><tr><td>status</td><td>status</td><td>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#status</td><td>code</td><td>Status of the concept</td></tr><tr><td>deprecated</td><td>deprecated</td><td>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecated</td><td>code</td><td>Version of HL7 in which the code was deprecated</td></tr><tr><td>V2 Concept Comment</td><td>v2-concComment</td><td>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concComment</td><td>string</td><td>V2 Concept Comment</td></tr><tr><td>V2 Concept Comment As Published</td><td>v2-concCommentAsPub</td><td>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concCommentAsPub</td><td>string</td><td>V2 Concept Comment As Published</td></tr></table><p><b>Concepts</b></p><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0376</code> defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td><td><b>V2 Concept Comment</b></td><td><b>V2 Concept Comment As Published</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">C37<a name="v2-0376-C37"> </a></td><td>Body temperature</td><td>Body temperature</td><td>Critical to keep at body temperature: 36 - 38( C.</td><td>Critical to keep at body temperature: 36 - 38( C.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">AMB<a name="v2-0376-AMB"> </a></td><td>Ambient temperature</td><td>Ambient temperature</td><td>Keep at ambient (room) temperature, approximately 22 ( 2 degrees C. Accidental refrigeration or freezing is of little consequence</td><td>Keep at ambient (room) temperature, approximately 22 ( 2 degrees C. Accidental refrigeration or freezing is of little consequence</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">CAMB<a name="v2-0376-CAMB"> </a></td><td>Critical ambient temperature</td><td>Critical ambient temperature</td><td>Critical ambient - must not be refrigerated or frozen.</td><td>Critical ambient - must not be refrigerated or frozen.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">REF<a name="v2-0376-REF"> </a></td><td>Refrigerated temperature</td><td>Refrigerated temperature</td><td>Keep at refrigerated temperature: 4-8( C. Accidental warming or freezing is of little consequence</td><td>Keep at refrigerated temperature: 4-8( C. Accidental warming or freezing is of little consequence</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">CREF<a name="v2-0376-CREF"> </a></td><td>Critical refrigerated temperature</td><td>Critical refrigerated temperature</td><td>Critical refrigerated - must not be allowed to freeze or warm until immediately prior to testing</td><td>Critical refrigerated - must not be allowed to freeze or warm until immediately prior to testing</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">FRZ<a name="v2-0376-FRZ"> </a></td><td>Frozen temperature</td><td>Frozen temperature</td><td>Keep at frozen temperature: -4( C. Accidental thawing is of little consequence</td><td>Keep at frozen temperature: -4( C. Accidental thawing is of little consequence</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">CFRZ<a name="v2-0376-CFRZ"> </a></td><td>Critical frozen temperature</td><td>Critical frozen temperature</td><td>Critical frozen - must not be allowed to thaw until immediately prior to testing</td><td>Critical frozen - must not be allowed to thaw until immediately prior to testing</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">DFRZ<a name="v2-0376-DFRZ"> </a></td><td>Deep frozen</td><td>Deep frozen</td><td>Deep frozen: -16 to -20( C.</td><td>Deep frozen: -16 to -20( C.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">UFRZ<a name="v2-0376-UFRZ"> </a></td><td>Ultra frozen</td><td>Ultra frozen</td><td>Ultra cold frozen: ~ -75 to -85( C. (ultra cold freezer is typically at temperature of dry ice).</td><td>Ultra cold frozen: ~ -75 to -85( C. (ultra cold freezer is typically at temperature of dry ice).</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">NTR<a name="v2-0376-NTR"> </a></td><td>Liquid nitrogen</td><td>Liquid nitrogen</td><td>Keep in liquid nitrogen.</td><td>Keep in liquid nitrogen.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">PRTL<a name="v2-0376-PRTL"> </a></td><td>Protect from light</td><td>Protect from light</td><td>Protect from light (e.g., wrap in aluminum foil).</td><td>Protect from light (e.g., wrap in aluminum foil).</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">CATM<a name="v2-0376-CATM"> </a></td><td>Protect from air</td><td>Protect from air</td><td>Critical. Do not expose to atmosphere. Do not uncap.</td><td>Critical. Do not expose to atmosphere. Do not uncap.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">DRY<a name="v2-0376-DRY"> </a></td><td>Dry</td><td>Dry</td><td>Keep in a dry environment.</td><td>Keep in a dry environment.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">PSO<a name="v2-0376-PSO"> </a></td><td>No shock</td><td>No shock</td><td>Protect from shock.</td><td>Protect from shock.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">PSA<a name="v2-0376-PSA"> </a></td><td>Do not shake</td><td>Do not shake</td><td>Do not shake.</td><td>Do not shake.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">UPR<a name="v2-0376-UPR"> </a></td><td>Upright</td><td>Upright</td><td>Keep upright. Do not turn upside down.</td><td>Keep upright. Do not turn upside down.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">MTLF<a name="v2-0376-MTLF"> </a></td><td>Metal Free</td><td>Metal Free</td><td>Container is free of heavy metals including lead.</td><td>Container is free of heavy metals including lead.</td></tr></table></div>
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