Tables
0371Additive/Preservative
HL7-defined table of codes specifying any additive introduced to the specimen before or at the time of collection. These additives may be introduced in order to preserve, maintain or enhance the particular nature or component of the specimen.
Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
ACDA | ACD Solution A |
ACDB | ACD Solution B |
ACET | Acetic Acid |
AMIES | Amies transport medium |
BACTM | Bacterial Transport medium |
BF10 | Buffered 10% formalin |
BOR | Borate Boric Acid |
BOUIN | Bouin's solution |
BSKM | Buffered skim milk |
C32 | 3.2% Citrate |
C38 | 3.8% Citrate |
CARS | Carson's Modified 10% formalin |
CARY | Cary Blair Medium |
CHLTM | Chlamydia transport medium |
CTAD | CTAD (this should be spelled out if not universally understood) |
EDTK | Potassium/K EDTA |
EDTK15 | Potassium/K EDTA 15% |
EDTK75 | Potassium/K EDTA 7.5% |
EDTN | Sodium/Na EDTA |
ENT | Enteric bacteria transport medium |
ENT+ | Enteric plus |
F10 | 10% Formalin |
FDP | Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor (Fibrin Degradation Products) |
FL10 | Sodium Fluoride 10mg |
FL100 | Sodium Fluoride 100mg |
HCL6 | 6N HCL |
HEPA | Ammonium heparin |
HEPL | Lithium/Li Heparin |
HEPN | Sodium/Na Heparin |
HNO3 | Nitric Acid |
JKM | Jones Kendrick Medium |
KARN | Karnovsky's fixative |
KOX | Potassium Oxalate |
LIA | Lithium iodoacetate |
M4 | M4 |
M4RT | M4-RT |
M5 | M5 |
MICHTM | Michel's transport medium |
MMDTM | MMD transport medium |
NAF | Sodium Fluoride |
NAPS | Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride |
NONE | None |
PAGE | Pages's Saline |
PHENOL | Phenol |
PVA | PVA (polyvinylalcohol) |
RLM | Reagan Lowe Medium |
SILICA | Siliceous earth 12 mg |
SPS | SPS(this should be spelled out if not universally understood) |
SST | Serum Separator Tube (Polymer Gel) |
STUTM | Stuart transport medium |
THROM | Thrombin |
THYMOL | Thymol |
THYO | Thyoglycollate broth |
TOLU | Toluene |
URETM | Ureaplasma transport medium |
VIRTM | Viral Transport medium |
WEST | Buffered Citrate (Westergren Sedimentation Rate) |