EntityCode |
Lvl |
Type, Domain name and/or Mnemonic code |
Concept ID |
Mnemonic |
Print Name |
Definition/Description |
1
|
A: MaterialEntityClassType |
16041 |
|
|
Types of Material for EntityClass "MAT" |
2
|
A: ContainerEntityType |
16143 |
|
|
Material intended to hold another material for purpose of storage or transport. |
3
|
S: PackageEntityType (PKG)
|
16144 |
PKG |
Package |
A material intended to hold other materials for purposes of storage or transportation |
4
|
S: KitEntityType (KIT)
|
16145 |
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
|
L: (SYSTM)
|
16146 |
SYSTM |
System |
A kit in which the components are interconnected. |
4
|
A: NonRigidContainerEntityType |
16147 |
|
|
A container having dimensions that adjust somewhat based on the amount and shape of the material placed within it. |
5
|
L: (BAG)
|
16148 |
BAG |
Bag |
A pouched or pendulous container. |
5
|
L: (PACKT)
|
16149 |
PACKT |
Packet |
A paper |
5
|
L: (PCH)
|
16151 |
PCH |
Pouch |
A small bag or container made of a soft material. |
5
|
L: (SACH)
|
16150 |
SACH |
Sachet |
A small bag or packet containing a small portion of a substance. |
4
|
A: RigidContainerEntityType |
16152 |
|
|
A container having a fixed and inflexible dimensions and volume |
5
|
S: CompliancePackageEntityType (COMPPKG)
|
16170 |
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.
|
6
|
S: BlisterPackEntityType (BLSTRPK)
|
16171 |
BLSTRPK |
Blister Pack |
A bubblepack. Medications sealed individually, separated into doses. |
7
|
L: (CARD)
|
16172 |
CARD |
Card |
A bubble pack card. Multiple individual/separated doses. |
6
|
L: (DIALPK)
|
16173 |
DIALPK |
Dial Pack |
Rotatable dispenser. Eg. Birth control package. |
6
|
L: (DISK)
|
16174 |
DISK |
Disk |
Object that is thin, flat, and circular. Doses of medication often contained in bubbles on the disk. |
6
|
L: (DOSET)
|
16175 |
DOSET |
Dosette |
Special packaging that will help patients take their medications on a regular basis. |
5
|
A: IndividualPackageEntityType |
16176 |
|
|
Container intended to contain sufficient material for only one use. |
6
|
L: (AMP)
|
16177 |
AMP |
Ampule |
A small sealed glass container that holds a measured amount of a medicinal substance. |
6
|
L: (MINIM)
|
16178 |
MINIM |
Minim |
Individually dosed ophthalmic solution. One time eye dropper dispenser. |
6
|
L: (NEBAMP)
|
16179 |
NEBAMP |
Nebuamp |
Individually dosed inhalation solution. |
6
|
L: (OVUL)
|
16180 |
OVUL |
Ovule |
A container either glass or plastic and a narrow neck, for storing liquid. |
5
|
A: MultiUseContainerEntityType |
16153 |
|
|
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.)
|
6
|
S: BottleEntityType (BOT)
|
16155 |
BOT |
Bottle |
A container, typically rounded, either glass or plastic with a narrow neck and capable of storing liquid. |
7
|
S: PlasticBottleEntityType (BOTP)
|
16159 |
BOTP |
Plastic Bottle |
A bottle made of plastic |
8
|
L: (BOTPLY)
|
16160 |
BOTPLY |
Polyethylene Bottle |
A bottle made of polyethylene |
7
|
L: (BOTA)
|
16156 |
BOTA |
Amber Bottle |
A bottle of yellow to brown color. Used to store light-sensitive materials |
7
|
L: (BOTD)
|
16157 |
BOTD |
Dropper Bottle |
A bottle with a cap designed to release the contained liquid in droplets of a specific size. |
7
|
L: (BOTG)
|
16158 |
BOTG |
Glass Bottle |
A bottle made of glass |
6
|
L: (BOX)
|
16154 |
BOX |
Box |
A 6-sided container commonly made from paper or cardboard used for solid forms. |
6
|
L: (CAN)
|
16161 |
CAN |
Can |
A metal container in which a material is hermetically sealed to enable storage over long periods. |
6
|
L: (CART)
|
16163 |
CART |
Cartridge |
A sealed container of liquid or powder intended to be loaded into a device. |
6
|
L: (CNSTR)
|
16162 |
CNSTR |
Canister |
A pressurized metal container holding a substance released as a spray or aerosol. |
6
|
L: (JAR)
|
16164 |
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
|
L: (JUG)
|
16165 |
JUG |
Jug |
A deep vessel for holding liquids, with a handle and often with a spout or lip shape for pouring. |
6
|
L: (TIN)
|
16166 |
TIN |
Tin |
A lidded container made of thin sheet metal . |
6
|
L: (TUB)
|
16167 |
TUB |
Tub |
An open flat bottomed round container. |
6
|
L: (TUBE)
|
16168 |
TUBE |
Tube |
A long hollow rigid or flexible cylinder. Material is extruded by squeezing the container. |
6
|
L: (VIAL)
|
16169 |
VIAL |
Vial |
A small cylindrical glass for holding liquid medicines. |
2
|
A: DrugEntity |
16530 |
|
|
A substance whose therapeutic effect is produced by chemical action within the body. |
3
|
A: ClinicalDrug |
16205 |
|
|
A substance or use of a substance whose therapeutic effect is produced by chemical action within the body. |
4
|
A: ManufacturedDrug |
16206 |
|
|
Identifies a drug or the use of a drug as produced by a specific manufacturer |
2
|
A: MaterialEntityAdditive |
16042 |
|
|
Set of codes relate to specimen addtiives |
3
|
L: (ACDA)
|
16047 |
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
|
L: (ACDB)
|
16048 |
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
|
L: (ACET)
|
16049 |
ACET |
Acetic Acid |
50% V/V acetic acid in water. Used as a urine preservative |
3
|
L: (AMIES)
|
16050 |
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
|
L: (BACTM)
|
16052 |
BACTM |
Bacterial Transport medium |
Any medium used to maintain bacterial viability (e.g. Stuart's, Cary-Blair, Amies) |
3
|
L: (BF10)
|
16055 |
BF10 |
Buffered 10% formalin |
Formaldehyde 4% w/v; methyl alcohol 1% w/v; phosphate buffering salts. Tissue preservative |
3
|
L: (BOR)
|
16053 |
BOR |
Boric Acid |
Powdered boric acid (usually 10 g) added to 24-hour urine collections as a preservative. |
3
|
L: (BOUIN)
|
16054 |
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
|
L: (BSKM)
|
16057 |
BSKM |
Buffered skim milk |
50% skim milk in 0.01 M phosphate-buffered saline. Maintain virus viability |
3
|
L: (C32)
|
16044 |
C32 |
3.2% Citrate |
A 3.2% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative |
3
|
L: (C38)
|
16045 |
C38 |
3.8% Citrate |
A 3.8% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative |
3
|
L: (CARS)
|
16058 |
CARS |
Carson's Modified 10% formalin |
A modification of buffered 10% formalin used as a general tissue preservative. |
3
|
L: (CARY)
|
16059 |
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
|
L: (CHLTM)
|
16060 |
CHLTM |
Chlamydia transport medium |
Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain Chlamydia viability during transportation to the laboratory |
3
|
L: (CTAD)
|
16061 |
CTAD |
CTAD |
Buffered tri-sodium citrate solution with theophylline, adenosine and dipyridamole |
3
|
L: (EDTK15)
|
16077 |
EDTK15 |
Potassium/K EDTA 15% |
Potassium EDTA 15% solution in water |
3
|
L: (EDTK75)
|
16078 |
EDTK75 |
Potassium/K EDTA 7.5% |
Potassium EDTA 7.5% solution in water |
3
|
L: (EDTN)
|
16087 |
EDTN |
Sodium/Na EDTA |
Sodium fluoride and Disodium EDTA |
3
|
L: (ENT)
|
16062 |
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
|
L: (F10)
|
16043 |
F10 |
10% Formalin |
A 10% v/v solution in water of formalin( a 37% solution of formaldehyde and water). Used for tissue preservation. |
3
|
L: (FDP)
|
16091 |
FDP |
Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor |
Thrombin plus soybean trypsin inhibitor. For use in identifying fibrn degredation products. |
3
|
L: (FL10)
|
16085 |
FL10 |
Sodium Fluoride, 10mg |
Sodium fluoride, 10mg added as a urine preservative. |
3
|
L: (FL100)
|
16084 |
FL100 |
Sodium Fluoride, 100mg |
Sodium fluoride, 100mg added as a urine preservative. |
3
|
L: (HCL6)
|
16046 |
HCL6 |
6N HCL |
A solution of HCl containing 6moles of hydrogen ion/L. Used as a Urine Preservative. |
3
|
L: (HEPA)
|
16051 |
HEPA |
Ammonium heparin |
Ammonium heparin |
3
|
L: (HEPL)
|
16066 |
HEPL |
Lithium/Li Heparin |
Lithium heparin salt |
3
|
L: (HEPN)
|
16086 |
HEPN |
Sodium/Na Heparin |
Sodium heparin salt |
3
|
L: (HNO3)
|
16072 |
HNO3 |
Nitric Acid |
6N Nitric acid used to preserve urine for heavy metal analysis. |
3
|
L: (JKM)
|
16063 |
JKM |
Jones Kendrick Medium |
A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability. |
3
|
L: (KARN)
|
16064 |
KARN |
Karnovsky's fixative |
5% Glutaraldehyde, 4% Formaldehyde in 0.08M buffer. Tissue preservation |
3
|
L: (KOX)
|
16076 |
KOX |
Potassium Oxalate |
Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride in a 1.25:1 ratio |
3
|
L: (LIA)
|
16065 |
LIA |
Lithium iodoacetate |
Iodoacetate lithium salt |
3
|
L: (M4)
|
16067 |
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
|
L: (M4RT)
|
16068 |
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
|
L: (M5)
|
16069 |
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
|
L: (MICHTM)
|
16070 |
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
|
L: (MMDTM)
|
16071 |
MMDTM |
MMD transport medium |
A buffered medium with ammonium sulfate added to preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures |
3
|
L: (NAF)
|
16083 |
NAF |
Sodium Fluoride |
Sodium fluoride |
3
|
L: (NONE)
|
16073 |
NONE |
None |
No additive. Specifically identifes the specimen as having no additives. |
3
|
L: (PAGE)
|
16074 |
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
|
L: (PHENOL)
|
16075 |
PHENOL |
Phenol |
Phenol. Urine preservative |
3
|
L: (PVA)
|
16079 |
PVA |
Polyvinylalcohol |
Polyvinyl alcohol |
3
|
L: (RLM)
|
16080 |
RLM |
Reagan Lowe Medium |
A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability. |
3
|
L: (SILICA)
|
16082 |
SILICA |
Siliceous earth |
Diatomaceous earth. For glucose determination blood samples |
3
|
L: (SPS)
|
16088 |
SPS |
Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium |
Sodium polyanethol sulfonate in saline. Anticomplementary and antiphagocytic properties. Used in blood culture collection. |
3
|
L: (SST)
|
16081 |
SST |
Serum Separator Tube |
Polymer separator gel with clot activator |
3
|
L: (STUTM)
|
16089 |
STUTM |
Stuart transport medium |
Sodium Glycerophosphate 10.0g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Mercaptoacetic Acid 1.0ml, Distilled Water 1 liter |
3
|
L: (THROM)
|
16090 |
THROM |
Thrombin |
Thrombin. Accelerates clotting. |
3
|
L: (THYMOL)
|
16092 |
THYMOL |
Thymol |
2-Isopropyl-5-methyl phenol. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples |
3
|
L: (THYO)
|
16093 |
THYO |
Thyoglycolate broth |
A nutritive medium with a reducing agent (sodium thioglycolate) which, due to a chemical reaction, removes oxygen from the
broth.
|
3
|
L: (TOLU)
|
16094 |
TOLU |
Toluene |
Also known as Methylbenzene; Toluol; Phenylmethane. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples |
3
|
L: (URETM)
|
16095 |
URETM |
Ureaplasma transport medium |
A buffered salt solution with antifungal agents added for the collection and transport of Ureaplasma specimens. |
3
|
L: (VIRTM)
|
16096 |
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
|
L: (WEST)
|
16056 |
WEST |
Buffered Citrate |
3.8% Citrate buffered to a pH of 5.5 for Westergren Sedimentation Rate |
2
|
A: MedicalDevice |
16188 |
|
|
A device with direct or indirect therapeutic purpose. Values for EntityCode when EntityClass = "DEV" |
3
|
A: AccessMedicalDevice |
16200 |
|
|
A device used to allow access to a part of a body |
4
|
S: LineAccessMedicalDevice (LINE)
|
16201 |
LINE |
Line |
A hollow tube used to administer a substance into a vein, artery or body cavity |
5
|
L: (IALINE)
|
16203 |
IALINE |
Intra-arterial Line |
A line used to administer a substance into an artery |
5
|
L: (IVLINE)
|
16202 |
IVLINE |
Intraveneous Line |
A line used to administer a substance into a vein |
3
|
A: AdministrationMedicalDevice |
16189 |
|
|
A device intended to administer a substance to a subject |
4
|
S: InhalerMedicalDevice (INH)
|
16196 |
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
|
L: (DSKS)
|
16199 |
DSKS |
Diskus |
The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form. |
5
|
L: (DSKUNH)
|
16198 |
DSKUNH |
Diskhaler |
The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form. |
5
|
L: (TRBINH)
|
16197 |
TRBINH |
Turbuhaler |
Asthma medication delivery device. |
4
|
A: InjectionMedicalDevice |
16191 |
|
|
A device intended to administer liquid into a subject via a |
5
|
L: (AINJ)
|
16192 |
AINJ |
AutoInjector |
Automatically injects medication. |
5
|
L: (PEN)
|
16194 |
PEN |
Pen |
A device which can contain a cartridge for injection purposes. Eg. Insulin pen. |
5
|
L: (SYR)
|
16193 |
SYR |
Syringe |
A barrel with a plunger. |
4
|
L: (APLCTR)
|
16190 |
APLCTR |
Applicator |
A device used to apply a liquid or powder to a surface. |
4
|
L: (PMP)
|
16195 |
PMP |
Pump |
A device that is used to raise, compress, or transfer liquids or gases and is operated by a piston or similar mechanism. |
1
|
A: PlaceEntityType |
16100 |
|
|
Types of places for EntityClass "PLC" |
2
|
L: (BED)
|
16101 |
BED |
BedLocation |
The location of a bed |
2
|
L: (BLDG)
|
16104 |
BLDG |
BuildingLocation |
The location of a building |
2
|
L: (FLOOR)
|
16103 |
FLOOR |
FloorLocation |
The location of a floor of a building |
2
|
L: (ROOM)
|
16102 |
ROOM |
RoomLocation |
The location of a room |