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Table 1 Grouping of legacy interface terminology concepts with corresponding examples

From: Experiences mapping a legacy interface terminology to SNOMED CT

CATEGORIES

(# of concepts)

LEGACY CONCEPTS

Historical (500)

 

   Allergy (12)

ALLERGY TO LATEX

   Family History (40)

FAMILY HISTORY OF NEUROPATHY

   History (80)

DYSLEXIA HISTORY

   History or Symptom (353)

DIAPHORESIS HISTORY OR SYMPTOM

   Ob-Gyn History (8)

NUMBER OF CHILDREN

   Risk Factors (3)

CARDIAC RISK FACTORS

Physical Exam (972)

 

   Auscultation (68)

VENOUS HUM AUSCULTATED

   Elicited (200)

PULSUS PARADOXUS ELICITED

   Measurement (56)

BODY MASS INDEX QUANTITATIVE MEASURED

   Observation (487)

AGITATION OBSERVED

   Palpation (148)

HEART THRILL PALPATED

   Percussion (13)

LIVER SPAN QUANTITATIVE PERCUSSED

Other (530)

 

   Activities and Functions (49)

USE OF AMBULATION ASSISTIVE DEVICES

   Chief Complaint (12)

CHIEF COMPLAINT EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL

   Clinical finding (299)

MENINGITIS

   Date (56)

DATE OF FIRST POLIO VACCINATION

   Devices (5)

INDWELLING URINARY CATHETER

   Misc. (7)

PATIENT TRANSFERRED FROM

   Personal and Social (27)

TYPE OF LIVING ACCOMODATION

   Procedure (44)

REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT

   Referral (5)

REFERRAL FOR ABNORMAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM

   Scales and scores (26)

EPWORTH SLEEP SCALE SCORE