This class identifies any substances that were added or introduced to the specimen in order to preserve, maintain or enhance the particular nature or component of the specimen. While the HL7 definition implies that this additive is only used before or during specimen collection, this Additive class may be used after specimen collection as part of specimen processing as well.

Attributes
«CS» Code	additiveType	"Identifies any additives 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." - HL7 Version 2.8, SPM-6. Note that HL7 identifies a Code Table (Table 371) for this property, which currently contains 57 suggested values.
«PQ» Quantity	quantity	Indicates the amount of the substance that is identified in the additiveType property exists in this instance.

 additiveType

Public «CS» Code additiveType

"Identifies any additives 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." - HL7 Version 2.8, SPM-6. Note that HL7 identifies a Code Table (Table 371) for this property, which currently contains 57 suggested values.

Constraints:

Properties:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association
Association End
Class	SpecimenAdditive
Terminologies	[ HL7_FHIR_R4 v2 Additive http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0371 , HL7_V2 Specimen Additive or Preservative (HL7) 2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.960 ]
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	false
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	true
Keywords
Lower	0
Lower Value	(0)
Multiplicity	*
Name	additiveType
Name Expression
Namespace	SpecimenAdditive
Opposite
Owner	SpecimenAdditive
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	FHIM::Lab::SpecimenAdditive::additiveType
Stereotype	ValueSetConstraints
Template Parameter
Type	«CS» Code
Upper	*
Upper Value	(*)
Visibility	Public

 quantity

Public «PQ» Quantity quantity

Indicates the amount of the substance that is identified in the additiveType property exists in this instance.

Constraints:

Properties:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association
Association End
Class	SpecimenAdditive
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	false
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	true
Keywords
Lower	1
Lower Value	(1)
Multiplicity	1
Name	quantity
Name Expression
Namespace	SpecimenAdditive
Opposite
Owner	SpecimenAdditive
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	FHIM::Lab::SpecimenAdditive::quantity
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	«PQ» Quantity
Upper	1
Upper Value	(1)
Visibility	Public