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Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)

UMLS Vocabularies

PNDS (Perioperative Nursing Data Set) - Source Representation


This page lists UMLS Metathesaurus data elements and traces them back to the specific source data that populates them.

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Summary of Changes
Summary of Source-Provided Files
Source-Provided File Details

Summary of Changes:

PNDS now includes synonyms.

SNOMEDCT_US mappings are no longer provided

Source-Provided Files: Summary

The PNDS distribution includes the following:

Data Files

File Name Description
PNDS Version 2024 for UMLS.xlsx An Excel file with 6 content tabs: Domain, Assessment, Nursing Problems, Outcomes, Implementation, and Evaluation

Source-Provided Files: Details

The following is a list of data elements provided for PNDS:

(Note: CUI and ICNP fields are not processed)

Tab: domains

Column Representation
Code MRCONSO.CODE, MRCONSO.SCUI
Domain MRCONSO.STR
TTY = "HT"
Extension MRSAT.ATN=SOS
Definition MRDEF.DEF
Range Used to create hierarchy

Tabs: Assessment, Nursing Problems, Outcome, Implementation, and Evaluation

Column Representation
Code MRCONSO.CODE, MRCONSO.SCUI
Label MRCONSO.STR; TTY = PT
Short Label MRCONSO.STR; TTY = SY
Definition MRDEF.DEF
Interpretive Statement (Outcomes tab only) MRSAT.ATN = SOS
Domain Used to build hierarchy