Files > ETIOLOGY FIELD

name
ETIOLOGY FIELD
number
61.2
location
^LAB(61.2,
description
This is the ETIOLOGY file of SNOMED
Fields
#NameLocationTypeDetailsIndexDescription
.01name(+)0;1FREE TEXTBThe name of the etiologic (causative) agent.
1.6class/group-tribe/family0;6FREE TEXTThe class/group or tribe/family that this etiologic agent belongs to.
2snomed code0;2FREE TEXTDThe characters following "E-" in the SNOMED reference book.
3gram stain0;3SET OF CODESP:GRAM POSITIVE
N:GRAM NEGATIVE
I:INDETERMINATE
If applicable enter if this is a gram positive, gram negative, or indeterminate organism.
3.5*biochemical workup3;0MULTIPLE61.23No longer used. To be deleted after this version.
4identifier0;5SET OF CODESB:BACTERIUM
F:FUNGUS
P:PARASITE
M:MYCOBACTERIUM
V:VIRUS
C:CHEMICAL
D:DRUG
R:RICKETTSIAE
A:PHYSICAL AGENT
This field identifies the category into which this etiologic agent falls.
5journal referenceJR;0MULTIPLE61.21This is a multiple field. You may enter Journal references that apply to this etiologic agent.
6abbreviation0;7FREE TEXTThis must be a 1 to 5 character abbreviation for this etiologic agent and will be used as a unique code for it.
7synonym2;0MULTIPLE61.22This is a multiple field. Enter synonyms or common misspellings of this etiologic agent.
8susceptibility edit template0;4FREE TEXTContains the edit template name that this etiologic agent is associated with. Determines the set of antibiotics that will be shown for editing when this organism is chosen.
9*sensitivity display template0;8FREE TEXTNo longer used. Will be deleted after this version.
10health dept report0;9BOOLEAN1:YES
If this etiologic agent is to be included on the Health Department Report, this field must contain a YES entry.
11etiology wkld code9;0MULTIPLE61.211This field contains a list of possible WKLD codes from which a technologist may choose additional work load. If this particular isolate requires extra work in order to isolate or identify it, then list those possible WKLD codes here. The technologist will only be able to select from this list. Therefore the list should be complete.
20snomed ct idSCT;1FREE TEXTFThis is the SNOMED CT concept id number for this entry. If this entry is null then the entry is either unmapped or no valid SNOMED concept term exists to map this entry. This field is not editable except by Lab software.
21sct code statusSCT;2SET OF CODESP:PREFERRED TERM
S:SYNONYM
L:LOCAL
R:REFERRED
X:NO APPLICABLE MAPPING
LN:NEW TERM PENDING LEXICON UPDATE
RN:STS REQUEST NEW CODE
E:ERROR
ACThis field indicate the status or disposition of this entry. P = SNOMED Preferred term S = SNOMED Synonym term L = Local spelling of a SNOMED term (miss-spelled) R = Referred to national coders to determine if acceptable X = No applicable mapping LN = New term pending LEXICON release/update. RN = STS Request New Code E = Error encountered when applying STS disposition to file entry.
22sct top conceptSCT;3POINTER64.061This field Identifies the SNOMED CT top level concept for this SNOMED code. This is useful to determine the proper code when the spelling of the terms are identical but have different concept (meaning).
23sct status dateSCT1;0MULTIPLE61.223This multiple tracks the status change of SNOMED SCT codes that have been referred to the STS team to determine if this SCT code is not a valid SCT code or it is a valid SCT code pending release/update of the LEXICON file.

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