Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jul 2004. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values |
| Lower respiratory fluid specimen | Is a | Lower respiratory tract specimen (specimen) | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Lower respiratory fluid specimen | Specimen source topography | Lower respiratory tract structure | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Lower respiratory fluid specimen | Specimen substance (attribute) | Lower respiratory fluid | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Lower respiratory fluid specimen | Is a | Respiratory fluid specimen (specimen) | true | Inferred relationship | Some |
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
| Bronchial fluid specimen (specimen) | Is a | True | Lower respiratory fluid specimen | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid specimen | Is a | False | Lower respiratory fluid specimen | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Pleural fluid specimen | Is a | False | Lower respiratory fluid specimen | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Specimen from lung obtained by bronchial washing procedure | Is a | False | Lower respiratory fluid specimen | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Specimen from lung obtained by fine needle aspiration procedure | Is a | False | Lower respiratory fluid specimen | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Tissue specimen from bronchus | Is a | False | Lower respiratory fluid specimen | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Specimen obtained by bronchioloalveolar lavage procedure | Is a | False | Lower respiratory fluid specimen | Inferred relationship | Some |
This concept is not in any reference sets