1. Copyright © 2001 College of American Pathologists SNOMED CT Clinical Content SNOMED CT contains highly detailed clinical vocabulary covering a broad range of content areas The next slide shows the top level categories for SNOMED CT. Categories underlined in blue, have links that allow you to explore a small portion of the content of SNOMED CT in more detail.next slide Help

2. Copyright © 2001 College of American Pathologists SNOMED CT Root Hierarchies Disease Procedure Body Structure Organism Finding Observable entity Specimen Substance Physical object Physical force Measurable Events Social context Environments and geographical locations Staging and scales Help

3. Copyright © 2001 College of American Pathologists SNOMED CT Findings and Disorders Disease Procedure Body Structure Organism Finding Observable entity Specimen Substance Physical object Physical force Measurable Events Social context Environments and geographical locations Staging and scales Examples Acute Myocardial Infarction Tularemia Chronic Hepatitis C Injury to blood vessels of leg HIV infection with pneumonia Corneal Edema View next level of the hierarchy

4. Copyright © 2001 College of American Pathologists SNOMED CT Procedures and Interventions Disease Procedure Body Structure Organism Finding Observable entity Specimen Substance Physical object Physical force Measurable Events Social context Environments and geographical locations Staging and scales Examples Rhinoseptoplasty Fine needle aspiration biopsy Suture of eyebrow Taking neurologic vital signs View next level of the hierarchy

5. Copyright © 2001 College of American Pathologists Disease - Second Level of the Hierarchy Disease of pregnancy Disorders of blood, lymphatics and immune system Familial disease Communication disorder Multisystem disorders Disorder characterized by edema Injury Disease by body site Iatrogenic disease Non-human disorder Perinatal disorder Inflammatory disorder Subacute disease Neonatal disease Nutritional disorder Acute disease Chronic disease Hereditary disease Sleep disorder Infectious disease Developmental disorder Neoplastic disease Congenital disease Mental disorder Poisoning Self-induced disease Environment related disease Radiation-induced disorder Vertiginous syndrome Drug-related disorder Disorder of labor / delivery Disorder of puerperium Degenerative disorder Sequela Endocrine, nutritional, metabolic and immunity disorders Types of diseases Vein, lymphatic and circulatory diseases Radiation effects, unspecified Adverse effects Ear, nose and throat disorder Unknown and unspecified causes of morbidity Other disease/injury Unspecified conditions

6. Copyright © 2001 College of American Pathologists Procedure - Second Level of the Hierarchy Regimes and therapies Procedure by site Procedure by intent Procedure by focus Administrative Management procedure Procedure by device Procedure by method Context-dependent procedure