2. Copyright © 2001 College of American Pathologists SNOMED Quick Start Guide A Quick Guide to Installing and Working with SNOMED ® CT Help Exit

3. Copyright © 2001 College of American Pathologists SNOMED ® CT SNOMED ® Clinical Terms The latest edition of the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Exit

4. Copyright © 2001 College of American Pathologists Quick Guide Main Index Background to SNOMED CT SNOMED CT Files/Installation Clinical Content Examples Searching and using SNOMED CT Help Exit

5. Copyright © 2001 College of American Pathologists Background to SNOMED SNOMED ® is a product of the College of American Pathologist It was first created in 1965 to meet the coding needs of US pathologists SNOMED has evolved through the years to encompass a broad range of terminology covering vocabulary needs the whole electronic patient record SNOMED CT incorporates SNOMED RT ® and Clinical Terms Version 3 (formerly know as the Read Codes) developed by the National Health Service in the United Kingdom of Great Britain.