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IdCodeSystem-v3-EntityCode.json
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Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v3-EntityCode

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
Not SelectablenotSelectablehttp://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectablebooleanIndicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts
Childchildhttp://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#childcodeThe concept identified in this property is a child of the concept on which it is a property. The property type will be 'code'. The meaning of parent/child relationships is defined by the hierarchyMeaning attribute
statusstatushttp://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#statuscodeA property that indicates the status of the concept. One of active, experimental, deprecated, retired

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityCode defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

LvlCodeDisplayDefinitionNot SelectableChildstatus
1_MaterialEntityClassType MaterialEntityClassType

Types of Material for EntityClass "MAT"

true
2  _ContainerEntityType ContainerEntityType

Material intended to hold another material for purpose of storage or transport.

true
3    PKG Package

A material intended to hold other materials for purposes of storage or transportation

4      _NonRigidContainerEntityType NonRigidContainerEntityType

A container having dimensions that adjust somewhat based on the amount and shape of the material placed within it.

true
5        BAG Bag

A pouched or pendulous container.

5        PACKT Packet

A paper

5        PCH Pouch

A small bag or container made of a soft material.

5        SACH Sachet

A small bag or packet containing a small portion of a substance.

4      _RigidContainerEntityType RigidContainerEntityType

A container having a fixed and inflexible dimensions and volume

true
5        _IndividualPackageEntityType IndividualPackageEntityType

Container intended to contain sufficient material for only one use.

true
6          AMP Ampule

A small sealed glass container that holds a measured amount of a medicinal substance.

6          MINIM Minim

Individually dosed ophthalmic solution. One time eye dropper dispenser.

6          NEBAMP Nebuamp

Individually dosed inhalation solution.

6          OVUL Ovule

A container either glass or plastic and a narrow neck, for storing liquid.

5        _MultiUseContainerEntityType MultiUseContainerEntityType

A container intended to contain sufficient material for more than one use. (I.e. Material is intended to be removed from the container at more than one discrete time period.)

true
6          BOT Bottle

A container, typically rounded, either glass or plastic with a narrow neck and capable of storing liquid.

7            BOTA Amber Bottle

A bottle of yellow to brown color. Used to store light-sensitive materials

7            BOTD Dropper Bottle

A bottle with a cap designed to release the contained liquid in droplets of a specific size.

7            BOTG Glass Bottle

A bottle made of glass

7            BOTP Plastic Bottle

A bottle made of plastic

8              BOTPLY Polyethylene Bottle

A bottle made of polyethylene

6          BOX Box

A 6-sided container commonly made from paper or cardboard used for solid forms.

6          CAN Can

A metal container in which a material is hermetically sealed to enable storage over long periods.

6          CART Cartridge

A sealed container of liquid or powder intended to be loaded into a device.

6          CNSTR Canister

A pressurized metal container holding a substance released as a spray or aerosol.

6          JAR Jar

A container of glass, earthenware, plastic, etc. Top of the container has a diameter of similar size to the diameter of the container as a whole

6          JUG Jug

A deep vessel for holding liquids, with a handle and often with a spout or lip shape for pouring.

6          TIN Tin

A lidded container made of thin sheet metal.

6          TUB Tub

An open flat bottomed round container.

6          TUBE Tube

A long hollow rigid or flexible cylinder. Material is extruded by squeezing the container.

6          VIAL Vial

A small cylindrical glass for holding liquid medicines.

5        BLSTRPK Blister Pack

A bubblepack. Medications sealed individually, separated into doses.

6          CARD Card

A bubble pack card. Multiple individual/separated doses.

4      COMPPKG Compliance Package

A container intended to contain sufficient material for more than one use, but grouped or organized to provide individual access to sufficient material for a single use. Often used to ensure that the proper type and amount of material is consumed/expended for each use.

BLSTRPK
5        DIALPK Dial Pack

Rotatable dispenser. Eg. Birth control package.

5        DISK Disk

Object that is thin, flat, and circular. Doses of medication often contained in bubbles on the disk.

5        DOSET Dosette

Special packaging that will help patients take their medications on a regular basis.

5        STRIP Strip

A continuous strip of plastic sectioned into individual pouches, each one containing the quantity of 1 or more medications intended to be administered at a specific time

4      KIT Kit

A container for a diverse collection of products intended to be used together for some purpose (e.g. Medicinal kits often contain a syringe, a needle and the injectable medication).

5        SYSTM System

A kit in which the components are interconnected.

2  _MedicalDevice MedicalDevice

A device with direct or indirect therapeutic purpose. Values for EntityCode when EntityClass = "DEV"

true
3    _AccessMedicalDevice AccessMedicalDevice

A device used to allow access to a part of a body

true
4      LINE Line

A hollow tube used to administer a substance into a vein, artery or body cavity

5        IALINE Intra-arterial Line

A line used to administer a substance into an artery

5        IVLINE Intraveneous Line

A line used to administer a substance into a vein

3    _AdministrationMedicalDevice AdministrationMedicalDevice

A device intended to administer a substance to a subject

true
4      _InjectionMedicalDevice InjectionMedicalDevice

A device intended to administer liquid into a subject via a

true
5        AINJ AutoInjector

Automatically injects medication.

5        PEN Pen

A device which can contain a cartridge for injection purposes. Eg. Insulin pen.

5        SYR Syringe

A barrel with a plunger.

4      APLCTR Applicator

A device used to apply a liquid or powder to a surface.

4      INH Inhaler

A small device used for inhaling medicine in the form of a vapour or gas in order to ease a respiratory condition such as asthma or to relieve nasal congestion.

5        DSKS Diskus

The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form.

5        DSKUNH Diskhaler

The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form.

5        TRBINH Turbuhaler

Asthma medication delivery device.

4      PMP Pump

A device that is used to raise, compress, or transfer liquids or gases and is operated by a piston or similar mechanism.

2  _SpecimenAdditiveEntity SpecimenAdditiveEntity

Set of codes related to specimen additives

true
3    ACDA ACD Solution A

ACD Solution A of trisodium citrate, 22.0g/L; citric acid, 8.0 g/L; and dextrose 24.5 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing

3    ACDB ACD Solution B

ACD Solution B of trisodium citrate, 13.2g/L; citric acid, 4.8 g/L; and dextrose 14.7 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing.

3    ACET Acetic Acid

50% V/V acetic acid in water. Used as a urine preservative

3    AMIES Amies transport medium

Sodium Chloride 3.0g, Potassium Chloride 0.2g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Magnesium Chloride 0.1g, Monopotassium Phosphate 0.2g, Disodium Phosphate 1.15g, Sodium Thiogly collate 1.0g, Distilled Water 1 liter

3    BACTM Bacterial Transport medium

Any medium used to maintain bacterial viability (e.g. Stuart's, Cary-Blair, Amies)

3    BF10 Buffered 10% formalin

Formaldehyde 4% w/v; methyl alcohol 1% w/v; phosphate buffering salts. Tissue preservative

3    BOR Boric Acid

Powdered boric acid (usually 10 g) added to 24-hour urine collections as a preservative.

3    BOUIN Bouin's solution

Picric acid, saturated aqueous solution (750.0 ml), 37-40% formalin (250.0 ml), glacial acetic acid (50.0 ml). Tissue preservative.

3    BSKM Buffered skim milk

50% skim milk in 0.01 M phosphate-buffered saline. Maintain virus viability

3    C32 3.2% Citrate

A 3.2% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative

3    C38 3.8% Citrate

A 3.8% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative

3    CARS Carson's Modified 10% formalin

A modification of buffered 10% formalin used as a general tissue preservative.

3    CARY Cary Blair Medium

Sodium Thioglycollate 1.5 g, Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate 1.1 g, Sodium Chloride 5.0 g, Calcium Chloride 0.09 g, Agar 5.0 g, per Liter of Water

3    CHLTM Chlamydia transport medium

Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain Chlamydia viability during transportation to the laboratory

3    CTAD CTAD

Buffered tri-sodium citrate solution with theophylline, adenosine and dipyridamole

3    EDTK15 Potassium/K EDTA 15%

Potassium EDTA 15% solution in water

3    EDTK75 Potassium/K EDTA 7.5%

Potassium EDTA 7.5% solution in water

3    EDTN Sodium/Na EDTA

Sodium fluoride and Disodium EDTA

3    ENT Enteric bacteria transport medium

Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain enteric bacterial viability during transportation to the laboratory

3    F10 10% Formalin

A 10% v/v solution in water of formalin( a 37% solution of formaldehyde and water). Used for tissue preservation.

3    FDP Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor

Thrombin plus soybean trypsin inhibitor. For use in identifying fibrn degredation products.

3    FL10 Sodium Fluoride, 10mg

Sodium fluoride, 10mg added as a urine preservative.

3    FL100 Sodium Fluoride, 100mg

Sodium fluoride, 100mg added as a urine preservative.

3    HCL6 6N HCL

A solution of HCl containing 6moles of hydrogen ion/L. Used as a Urine Preservative.

3    HEPA Ammonium heparin

Ammonium heparin

3    HEPL Lithium/Li Heparin

Lithium heparin salt

3    HEPN Sodium/Na Heparin

Sodium heparin salt

3    HNO3 Nitric Acid

6N Nitric acid used to preserve urine for heavy metal analysis.

3    JKM Jones Kendrick Medium

A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability.

3    KARN Karnovsky's fixative

5% Glutaraldehyde, 4% Formaldehyde in 0.08M buffer. Tissue preservation

3    KOX Potassium Oxalate

Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride in a 1.25:1 ratio

3    LIA Lithium iodoacetate

Iodoacetate lithium salt

3    M4 M4

Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with HEPES buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to

3    M4RT M4-RT

Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Gentamicin and amphotericin B are used to inhibit c

3    M5 M5

Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with protein stabilizers, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to inhibit c

3    MICHTM Michel's transport medium

1M potassium citrate, pH 7.0 2.5 ml, 0.1M magnesium sulfate 5.0 ml, 0.1M N-ethyl malemide 5.0 ml, dH2O 87.5 ml, ammonium sulfate 55gm. Preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures

3    MMDTM MMD transport medium

A buffered medium with ammonium sulfate added to preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures

3    NAF Sodium Fluoride

Sodium fluoride

3    NONE None

No additive. Specifically identifes the specimen as having no additives.

3    PAGE Page's Saline

0.12 g NaCl, 0.004 g MgSO, 0.004 g, CaCl, 0.142 g Na2HPO4 and 0.136 g KH2PO4 per liter of distilled water. Maintain Acanthaoemba viability.

3    PHENOL Phenol

Phenol. Urine preservative

3    PVA Polyvinylalcohol

Polyvinyl alcohol

3    RLM Reagan Lowe Medium

A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability.

3    SILICA Siliceous earth

Diatomaceous earth. For glucose determination blood samples

3    SPS Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride

Sodium polyanethol sulfonate in saline. Anticomplementary and antiphagocytic properties. Used in blood culture collection.

3    SST Serum Separator Tube

Polymer separator gel with clot activator

3    STUTM Stuart transport medium

Sodium Glycerophosphate 10.0g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Mercaptoacetic Acid 1.0ml, Distilled Water 1 liter

3    THROM Thrombin

Thrombin. Accelerates clotting.

3    THYMOL Thymol

2-Isopropyl-5-methyl phenol. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples

3    THYO Thyoglycolate broth

A nutritive medium with a reducing agent (sodium thioglycolate) which, due to a chemical reaction, removes oxygen from the broth.

3    TOLU Toluene

Also known as Methylbenzene; Toluol; Phenylmethane. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples

3    URETM Ureaplasma transport medium

A buffered salt solution with antifungal agents added for the collection and transport of Ureaplasma specimens.

3    VIRTM Viral Transport medium

Sucrose 74.6g, Potassium hydrogenphosphate 0.52g, L-glutamic acid 0.72g, Bovine serum albumin 5.0g, Gentamicin 50mg, Potassium dihydrogenphosphate 1.25g, L-15 medium 9.9L, Water to 10L. Maintain Virus viability.

3    WEST Buffered Citrate

3.8% Citrate buffered to a pH of 5.5 for Westergren Sedimentation Rate

2  BLDPRD Blood Product

A manufactured product that is produced from the raw blood oi a donor with the intention of using it in a recipient transfusion.

2  VCCNE Vaccine

A Type of medicine that creates an immune protection without the recipient experiencing the disease.

2  _DrugEntity DrugEntity

A substance whose therapeutic effect is produced by chemical action within the body.

trueretired
3    _ClinicalDrug ClinicalDrug

Any substance or mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use in: (a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder, abnormal physical state, or its symptoms, in human beings or animals; (b) restoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in human beings or animals.

trueretired
1_NonDrugAgentEntity NonDrugAgentEntity

Indicates types of allergy and intolerance agents which are non-drugs. (E.g. foods, latex, etc.)

true
2  NDA01 egg

egg

2  NDA02 fish

fish

2  NDA03 lactose

lactose

2  NDA04 peanut

peanut

2  NDA05 soy

soy

2  NDA06 sulfites

sulfites

2  NDA07 wheat or gluten

wheat or gluten

2  NDA08 isocyanates

isocyanates

2  NDA09 solvents

solvents

2  NDA10 oils

oils

2  NDA11 venoms

venoms

2  NDA12 latex

latex

2  NDA13 shellfish

shellfish

2  NDA14 strawberries

strawberries

2  NDA15 tomatoes

tomatoes

2  NDA16 dust

dust

2  NDA17 dust mites

dust mites

1_OrganizationEntityType OrganizationEntityType

Further classifies entities of classCode ORG.

true
2  HHOLD household

The group of persons who occupy a single housing unit.

2  NAT NationEntityType

Codes identifying nation states. Allows for finer grained specification of Entity with classcode <= NAT

                       Example:ISO3166 country codes.
2  RELIG religious institution

An organization that provides religious rites of worship.

1_PlaceEntityType PlaceEntityType

Types of places for EntityClass "PLC"

true
2  BED Bed Location

The location of a bed

2  BLDG Building Location

The location of a building

2  FLOOR Floor Location

The location of a floor of a building

2  ROOM Room Location

The location of a room

2  WING Wing Location

The location of a wing of a building (e.g. East Wing). The same room number for the same floor number can be distinguished by wing number in some situations

1_ResourceGroupEntityType ResourceGroupEntityType

Codes to characterize a Resource Group using categories that typify its membership and/or function

                    .

                    
                       Example: PractitionerGroup
true
2  PRAC PractitionerGroup

PractitionerGroup


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                              "definition": "A bottle of yellow to brown color.  Used to store light-sensitive materials"
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                              "display": "Dropper Bottle",
                              "definition": "A bottle with a cap designed to release the contained liquid in droplets of a specific size."
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                            {
                              "code": "BOTG",
                              "display": "Glass Bottle",
                              "definition": "A bottle made of glass"
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                              "display": "Plastic Bottle",
                              "definition": "A bottle made of plastic",
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                          "definition": "A sealed container of liquid or powder intended to be loaded into a device."
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                          "display": "Canister",
                          "definition": "A pressurized metal container holding a substance released as a spray or aerosol."
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                        {
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                          "display": "Jar",
                          "definition": "A container of glass, earthenware, plastic, etc.  Top of the container has a diameter of similar size to the diameter of the container as a whole"
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                          "definition": "A deep vessel  for holding liquids, with a handle and often with a spout or lip shape for pouring."
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                        {
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                          "display": "Tin",
                          "definition": "A lidded container made of thin sheet metal."
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                        {
                          "code": "TUB",
                          "display": "Tub",
                          "definition": "An open flat bottomed round container."
                        },
                        {
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                          "definition": "A long hollow rigid or flexible cylinder.  Material is extruded by squeezing the container."
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                          "display": "Card",
                          "definition": "A bubble pack card.  Multiple individual/separated doses."
                        }
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                  "property": [
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                    {
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                      "definition": "Rotatable dispenser.  Eg. Birth control package."
                    },
                    {
                      "code": "DISK",
                      "display": "Disk",
                      "definition": "Object that is thin, flat, and circular.  Doses of medication often contained in bubbles on the disk."
                    },
                    {
                      "code": "DOSET",
                      "display": "Dosette",
                      "definition": "Special packaging that will help patients take their medications on a regular basis."
                    },
                    {
                      "code": "STRIP",
                      "display": "Strip",
                      "definition": "A continuous strip of plastic sectioned into individual pouches, each one containing the quantity of 1 or more medications intended to be administered at a specific time"
                    }
                  ]
                },
                {
                  "code": "KIT",
                  "display": "Kit",
                  "definition": "A container for a diverse collection of products intended to be used together for some purpose (e.g. Medicinal kits often contain a syringe, a needle and the injectable medication).",
                  "concept": [
                    {
                      "code": "SYSTM",
                      "display": "System",
                      "definition": "A kit in which the components are interconnected."
                    }
                  ]
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code": "_MedicalDevice",
          "display": "MedicalDevice",
          "definition": "A device with direct or indirect therapeutic purpose.  Values for EntityCode when EntityClass = \"DEV\"",
          "property": [
            {
              "code": "notSelectable",
              "valueBoolean": true
            }
          ],
          "concept": [
            {
              "code": "_AccessMedicalDevice",
              "display": "AccessMedicalDevice",
              "definition": "A device used to allow access to a part of a body",
              "property": [
                {
                  "code": "notSelectable",
                  "valueBoolean": true
                }
              ],
              "concept": [
                {
                  "code": "LINE",
                  "display": "Line",
                  "definition": "A hollow tube used to administer a substance into a vein, artery or body cavity",
                  "concept": [
                    {
                      "code": "IALINE",
                      "display": "Intra-arterial Line",
                      "definition": "A line used to administer a substance into an artery"
                    },
                    {
                      "code": "IVLINE",
                      "display": "Intraveneous Line",
                      "definition": "A line used to administer a substance into a vein"
                    }
                  ]
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "code": "_AdministrationMedicalDevice",
              "display": "AdministrationMedicalDevice",
              "definition": "A device intended to administer a substance to a subject",
              "property": [
                {
                  "code": "notSelectable",
                  "valueBoolean": true
                }
              ],
              "concept": [
                {
                  "code": "_InjectionMedicalDevice",
                  "display": "InjectionMedicalDevice",
                  "definition": "A device intended to administer liquid into a subject via a",
                  "property": [
                    {
                      "code": "notSelectable",
                      "valueBoolean": true
                    }
                  ],
                  "concept": [
                    {
                      "code": "AINJ",
                      "display": "AutoInjector",
                      "definition": "Automatically injects medication."
                    },
                    {
                      "code": "PEN",
                      "display": "Pen",
                      "definition": "A device which can contain a cartridge for injection purposes.  Eg. Insulin pen."
                    },
                    {
                      "code": "SYR",
                      "display": "Syringe",
                      "definition": "A barrel with a plunger."
                    }
                  ]
                },
                {
                  "code": "APLCTR",
                  "display": "Applicator",
                  "definition": "A device used to apply a liquid or powder to a surface."
                },
                {
                  "code": "INH",
                  "display": "Inhaler",
                  "definition": "A small device used for inhaling medicine in the form of a vapour or gas in order to ease a respiratory condition such as asthma or to relieve nasal congestion.",
                  "concept": [
                    {
                      "code": "DSKS",
                      "display": "Diskus",
                      "definition": "The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form."
                    },
                    {
                      "code": "DSKUNH",
                      "display": "Diskhaler",
                      "definition": "The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form."
                    },
                    {
                      "code": "TRBINH",
                      "display": "Turbuhaler",
                      "definition": "Asthma medication delivery device."
                    }
                  ]
                },
                {
                  "code": "PMP",
                  "display": "Pump",
                  "definition": "A device that is used to raise, compress, or transfer liquids or gases and is operated by a piston or similar mechanism."
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code": "_SpecimenAdditiveEntity",
          "display": "SpecimenAdditiveEntity",
          "definition": "Set of codes related to specimen additives",
          "property": [
            {
              "code": "notSelectable",
              "valueBoolean": true
            }
          ],
          "concept": [
            {
              "code": "ACDA",
              "display": "ACD Solution A",
              "definition": "ACD Solution A of trisodium citrate, 22.0g/L; citric acid, 8.0 g/L; and dextrose 24.5 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing"
            },
            {
              "code": "ACDB",
              "display": "ACD Solution B",
              "definition": "ACD Solution B of trisodium citrate, 13.2g/L; citric acid, 4.8 g/L; and dextrose 14.7 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing."
            },
            {
              "code": "ACET",
              "display": "Acetic Acid",
              "definition": "50% V/V acetic acid in water.  Used as  a urine preservative"
            },
            {
              "code": "AMIES",
              "display": "Amies transport medium",
              "definition": "Sodium Chloride 3.0g, Potassium Chloride 0.2g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Magnesium Chloride 0.1g, Monopotassium Phosphate 0.2g, Disodium Phosphate 1.15g, Sodium Thiogly collate 1.0g, Distilled Water 1 liter"
            },
            {
              "code": "BACTM",
              "display": "Bacterial Transport medium",
              "definition": "Any medium used to maintain bacterial viability (e.g. Stuart's, Cary-Blair, Amies)"
            },
            {
              "code": "BF10",
              "display": "Buffered 10% formalin",
              "definition": "Formaldehyde 4% w/v; methyl alcohol 1% w/v; phosphate buffering salts. Tissue preservative"
            },
            {
              "code": "BOR",
              "display": "Boric Acid",
              "definition": "Powdered boric acid (usually 10 g) added to 24-hour urine collections as a preservative."
            },
            {
              "code": "BOUIN",
              "display": "Bouin's solution",
              "definition": "Picric acid, saturated aqueous solution (750.0 ml), 37-40% formalin (250.0 ml), glacial acetic acid (50.0 ml). Tissue preservative."
            },
            {
              "code": "BSKM",
              "display": "Buffered skim milk",
              "definition": "50% skim milk in 0.01 M phosphate-buffered saline.  Maintain virus viability"
            },
            {
              "code": "C32",
              "display": "3.2% Citrate",
              "definition": "A 3.2% solution of Sodium Citrate in water.  Used as a blood preservative"
            },
            {
              "code": "C38",
              "display": "3.8% Citrate",
              "definition": "A 3.8% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative"
            },
            {
              "code": "CARS",
              "display": "Carson's Modified 10% formalin",
              "definition": "A modification of buffered 10% formalin used as a general tissue preservative."
            },
            {
              "code": "CARY",
              "display": "Cary Blair Medium",
              "definition": "Sodium Thioglycollate 1.5 g, Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate 1.1 g, Sodium Chloride 5.0 g, Calcium Chloride 0.09 g, Agar 5.0 g, per Liter of Water"
            },
            {
              "code": "CHLTM",
              "display": "Chlamydia transport medium",
              "definition": "Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain Chlamydia viability during transportation to the laboratory"
            },
            {
              "code": "CTAD",
              "display": "CTAD",
              "definition": "Buffered tri-sodium citrate solution with theophylline, adenosine and dipyridamole"
            },
            {
              "code": "EDTK15",
              "display": "Potassium/K EDTA 15%",
              "definition": "Potassium EDTA 15% solution in water"
            },
            {
              "code": "EDTK75",
              "display": "Potassium/K EDTA 7.5%",
              "definition": "Potassium EDTA 7.5% solution in water"
            },
            {
              "code": "EDTN",
              "display": "Sodium/Na EDTA",
              "definition": "Sodium fluoride and Disodium EDTA"
            },
            {
              "code": "ENT",
              "display": "Enteric bacteria transport medium",
              "definition": "Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain enteric bacterial viability during transportation to the laboratory"
            },
            {
              "code": "F10",
              "display": "10% Formalin",
              "definition": "A 10% v/v solution in water of formalin( a 37% solution of formaldehyde and water).  Used for tissue preservation."
            },
            {
              "code": "FDP",
              "display": "Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor",
              "definition": "Thrombin plus soybean trypsin inhibitor.  For use in identifying fibrn degredation products."
            },
            {
              "code": "FL10",
              "display": "Sodium Fluoride, 10mg",
              "definition": "Sodium fluoride, 10mg added as a urine preservative."
            },
            {
              "code": "FL100",
              "display": "Sodium Fluoride, 100mg",
              "definition": "Sodium fluoride, 100mg added as a urine preservative."
            },
            {
              "code": "HCL6",
              "display": "6N HCL",
              "definition": "A solution of HCl containing 6moles of hydrogen ion/L. Used as a Urine Preservative."
            },
            {
              "code": "HEPA",
              "display": "Ammonium heparin",
              "definition": "Ammonium heparin"
            },
            {
              "code": "HEPL",
              "display": "Lithium/Li Heparin",
              "definition": "Lithium heparin salt"
            },
            {
              "code": "HEPN",
              "display": "Sodium/Na Heparin",
              "definition": "Sodium heparin salt"
            },
            {
              "code": "HNO3",
              "display": "Nitric Acid",
              "definition": "6N Nitric acid used to preserve urine for heavy metal analysis."
            },
            {
              "code": "JKM",
              "display": "Jones Kendrick Medium",
              "definition": "A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability."
            },
            {
              "code": "KARN",
              "display": "Karnovsky's fixative",
              "definition": "5% Glutaraldehyde, 4% Formaldehyde in 0.08M buffer. Tissue preservation"
            },
            {
              "code": "KOX",
              "display": "Potassium Oxalate",
              "definition": "Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride in a 1.25:1 ratio"
            },
            {
              "code": "LIA",
              "display": "Lithium iodoacetate",
              "definition": "Iodoacetate lithium salt"
            },
            {
              "code": "M4",
              "display": "M4",
              "definition": "Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with HEPES buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to"
            },
            {
              "code": "M4RT",
              "display": "M4-RT",
              "definition": "Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Gentamicin and amphotericin B are used to inhibit c"
            },
            {
              "code": "M5",
              "display": "M5",
              "definition": "Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with protein stabilizers, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to inhibit c"
            },
            {
              "code": "MICHTM",
              "display": "Michel's transport medium",
              "definition": "1M potassium citrate, pH 7.0 2.5 ml, 0.1M magnesium sulfate 5.0 ml, 0.1M N-ethyl malemide  5.0 ml, dH2O 87.5 ml, ammonium sulfate 55gm. Preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures"
            },
            {
              "code": "MMDTM",
              "display": "MMD transport medium",
              "definition": "A buffered medium with ammonium sulfate added to preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures"
            },
            {
              "code": "NAF",
              "display": "Sodium Fluoride",
              "definition": "Sodium fluoride"
            },
            {
              "code": "NONE",
              "display": "None",
              "definition": "No additive. Specifically identifes the specimen as having no additives."
            },
            {
              "code": "PAGE",
              "display": "Page's Saline",
              "definition": "0.12 g NaCl, 0.004 g MgSO, 0.004 g, CaCl, 0.142 g Na2HPO4 and 0.136 g KH2PO4 per liter of distilled water. Maintain Acanthaoemba viability."
            },
            {
              "code": "PHENOL",
              "display": "Phenol",
              "definition": "Phenol. Urine preservative"
            },
            {
              "code": "PVA",
              "display": "Polyvinylalcohol",
              "definition": "Polyvinyl alcohol"
            },
            {
              "code": "RLM",
              "display": "Reagan Lowe Medium",
              "definition": "A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability."
            },
            {
              "code": "SILICA",
              "display": "Siliceous earth",
              "definition": "Diatomaceous earth. For glucose determination blood samples"
            },
            {
              "code": "SPS",
              "display": "Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride",
              "definition": "Sodium polyanethol sulfonate in saline. Anticomplementary and antiphagocytic properties. Used in blood culture collection."
            },
            {
              "code": "SST",
              "display": "Serum Separator Tube",
              "definition": "Polymer separator gel with clot activator"
            },
            {
              "code": "STUTM",
              "display": "Stuart transport medium",
              "definition": "Sodium Glycerophosphate 10.0g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Mercaptoacetic Acid 1.0ml, Distilled Water 1 liter"
            },
            {
              "code": "THROM",
              "display": "Thrombin",
              "definition": "Thrombin. Accelerates clotting."
            },
            {
              "code": "THYMOL",
              "display": "Thymol",
              "definition": "2-Isopropyl-5-methyl phenol. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples"
            },
            {
              "code": "THYO",
              "display": "Thyoglycolate broth",
              "definition": "A nutritive medium with a reducing agent  (sodium thioglycolate) which, due to a chemical reaction, removes oxygen from the broth."
            },
            {
              "code": "TOLU",
              "display": "Toluene",
              "definition": "Also known as Methylbenzene; Toluol; Phenylmethane. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples"
            },
            {
              "code": "URETM",
              "display": "Ureaplasma transport medium",
              "definition": "A buffered salt solution with antifungal agents added for the collection and transport of Ureaplasma specimens."
            },
            {
              "code": "VIRTM",
              "display": "Viral Transport medium",
              "definition": "Sucrose 74.6g, Potassium hydrogenphosphate 0.52g, L-glutamic acid 0.72g, Bovine serum albumin 5.0g, Gentamicin 50mg, Potassium dihydrogenphosphate 1.25g, L-15 medium 9.9L, Water to 10L. Maintain Virus viability."
            },
            {
              "code": "WEST",
              "display": "Buffered Citrate",
              "definition": "3.8% Citrate buffered to a pH of 5.5 for Westergren Sedimentation Rate"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "code": "BLDPRD",
          "display": "Blood Product",
          "definition": "A manufactured product that is produced from the raw blood oi a donor with the intention of using it in a recipient transfusion."
        },
        {
          "code": "VCCNE",
          "display": "Vaccine",
          "definition": "A Type of medicine that creates an immune protection without the recipient experiencing the disease."
        },
        {
          "code": "_DrugEntity",
          "display": "DrugEntity",
          "definition": "A substance whose therapeutic effect is produced by chemical action within the body.",
          "property": [
            {
              "code": "notSelectable",
              "valueBoolean": true
            },
            {
              "code": "status",
              "valueCode": "retired"
            }
          ],
          "concept": [
            {
              "code": "_ClinicalDrug",
              "display": "ClinicalDrug",
              "definition": "Any substance or mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use in: (a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder, abnormal physical state, or its symptoms, in human beings or animals; (b) restoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in human beings or animals.",
              "property": [
                {
                  "code": "notSelectable",
                  "valueBoolean": true
                },
                {
                  "code": "status",
                  "valueCode": "retired"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "_NonDrugAgentEntity",
      "display": "NonDrugAgentEntity",
      "definition": "Indicates types of allergy and intolerance agents which are non-drugs.  (E.g. foods, latex, etc.)",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "notSelectable",
          "valueBoolean": true
        }
      ],
      "concept": [
        {
          "code": "NDA01",
          "display": "egg",
          "definition": "egg"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA02",
          "display": "fish",
          "definition": "fish"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA03",
          "display": "lactose",
          "definition": "lactose"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA04",
          "display": "peanut",
          "definition": "peanut"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA05",
          "display": "soy",
          "definition": "soy"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA06",
          "display": "sulfites",
          "definition": "sulfites"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA07",
          "display": "wheat or gluten",
          "definition": "wheat or gluten"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA08",
          "display": "isocyanates",
          "definition": "isocyanates"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA09",
          "display": "solvents",
          "definition": "solvents"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA10",
          "display": "oils",
          "definition": "oils"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA11",
          "display": "venoms",
          "definition": "venoms"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA12",
          "display": "latex",
          "definition": "latex"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA13",
          "display": "shellfish",
          "definition": "shellfish"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA14",
          "display": "strawberries",
          "definition": "strawberries"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA15",
          "display": "tomatoes",
          "definition": "tomatoes"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA16",
          "display": "dust",
          "definition": "dust"
        },
        {
          "code": "NDA17",
          "display": "dust mites",
          "definition": "dust mites"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "_OrganizationEntityType",
      "display": "OrganizationEntityType",
      "definition": "Further classifies entities of classCode ORG.",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "notSelectable",
          "valueBoolean": true
        }
      ],
      "concept": [
        {
          "code": "HHOLD",
          "display": "household",
          "definition": "The group of persons who occupy a single housing unit."
        },
        {
          "code": "NAT",
          "display": "NationEntityType",
          "definition": "Codes identifying nation states.  Allows for finer grained specification of Entity with classcode <= NAT\r\n\n                        \n                           Example:ISO3166 country codes."
        },
        {
          "code": "RELIG",
          "display": "religious institution",
          "definition": "An organization that provides religious rites of worship."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "_PlaceEntityType",
      "display": "PlaceEntityType",
      "definition": "Types of places for EntityClass \"PLC\"",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "notSelectable",
          "valueBoolean": true
        }
      ],
      "concept": [
        {
          "code": "BED",
          "display": "Bed Location",
          "definition": "The location of a bed"
        },
        {
          "code": "BLDG",
          "display": "Building Location",
          "definition": "The location of a building"
        },
        {
          "code": "FLOOR",
          "display": "Floor Location",
          "definition": "The location of a floor of a building"
        },
        {
          "code": "ROOM",
          "display": "Room Location",
          "definition": "The location of a room"
        },
        {
          "code": "WING",
          "display": "Wing Location",
          "definition": "The location of a wing of a building (e.g. East Wing).  The same room number for the same floor number can be distinguished by wing number in some situations"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "_ResourceGroupEntityType",
      "display": "ResourceGroupEntityType",
      "definition": "Codes to characterize a Resource Group using categories that typify its membership and/or function\r\n\n                        .\r\n\n                        \n                           Example: PractitionerGroup",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "notSelectable",
          "valueBoolean": true
        }
      ],
      "concept": [
        {
          "code": "PRAC",
          "display": "PractitionerGroup",
          "definition": "PractitionerGroup"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}