SAMPLE

One or more parts taken from a system and intended to provide information on that system or on a subsystem or to provide a basis for a decision on either of these.

Description

One or more parts taken from a system and intended to provide information on that system or on a subsystem or to provide a basis for a decision on either of these.

The system from which a SAMPLE is taken may be a subject of investigation or may itself be a SAMPLE. The SAMPLE is assumed to be representative of the system. The term specimen is sometimes used with the same meaning. The system may be human or non-human.

Attributes

Key	Attribute Name
Key	SAMPLE COLLECTION DATE
Key	SAMPLE COLLECTION TIME
	CLINICAL SIGN OBSERVED AT SAMPLE COLLECTION
	SAMPLE RECEIPT DATE
	SAMPLE TYPE FOR NATIONAL NEONATAL DATA SET
	SPECIMEN TYPE FOR CHLAMYDIA TESTING

Relationships

Each SAMPLE

Key	Relationship	Class
Key	must be collected for one and only one	DIAGNOSTIC TEST REQUEST
	may be used in one or more	CLINICAL INTERVENTION

Where Used

Type	Link	How used
Attribute	BREAST INVASIVE GRADE	references in description SAMPLE
Data Element	CODED PROCEDURE TIMESTAMP (SAMPLE COLLECTION)	references in description SAMPLE
Data Set	Chlamydia Testing Activity Data Set	references in description SAMPLE
Attribute	EUROPEAN LEUKAEMIA NET GENETIC RISK CODE	references in description SAMPLE
Data Element	GENE OR STRATIFICATION BIOMARKER REPORTED DATE	references in description SAMPLE
Attribute	KI-67 STAINING PERFORMED INDICATION CODE	references in description SAMPLE
Data Element	LESION SIZE (PATHOLOGICAL)	references in description SAMPLE
Data Element	NODAL STATUS	references in description SAMPLE
Data Element	ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (OF LABORATORY RESULT)	references in description SAMPLE
Data Element	POSTCODE OF TESTING SERVICE (CHLAMYDIA TESTING)	references in description SAMPLE
Class	SAMPLE	references in description SAMPLE
Data Element	SAMPLE ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY RESULT (DM+D)	references in description SAMPLE
Attribute	SAMPLE COLLECTION DATE	references in description SAMPLE
Attribute	SAMPLE COLLECTION TIME	references in description SAMPLE
Data Element	SAMPLE COLLECTION YEAR AND MONTH	references in description SAMPLE
Attribute	SAMPLE RECEIPT DATE	references in description SAMPLE
Data Element	SAMPLE TEST RESULT ORGANISM TYPE (SNOMED CT)	references in description SAMPLE
Attribute	SAMPLE TYPE FOR NATIONAL NEONATAL DATA SET	references in description SAMPLE
Attribute	SPECIMEN TYPE FOR CHLAMYDIA TESTING	references in description SAMPLE
Data Element	STAGE DATE (CANCER SITE SPECIFIC STAGE)	references in description SAMPLE

Also Known As

This class is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
Plural	SAMPLES