Pat, who suffers from chronic asthma, travels to various countries frequently for work. Pat would like to have his medical records coded in a format so that whenever he needs to see doctors in different countries around the world, they can understand his current condition as well as his other health issues from the past.While traveling, Pat would benefit most from having his records coded using the

SNOMED CT is a comprehensive clinical terminology designed to represent health conditions and other clinical information in a consistent way across healthcare settings and countries. It can capture Pat’s asthma and relevant past health issues for doctors to understand. ICD-10-CM is a national clinical modification used primarily for diagnosis coding in the United States; ICD-O-3 is for cancers, and DSM-5 is for mental disorders.

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