Hi Chase,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chase Master [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:22 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: dictionary questions
> 
> Hi,
> 
> If I am using DictionaryLookupAnnotatorUMLS.xml as the descriptor for that
> module, with my valid UMLS username and password, does this use the full
> SNOMED CT and RxNorm dictionaries?  (I believe it connects to the online
> database.)  Because it misses ""VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI",
> C1265175, so I was wondering why?

The below UMLS subsets are bundled in the umls resource files:
*       International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical 
Modification, 2012   ICD9CM_2012     ICD9CM  ENG     0       20997
*       International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical 
Modification, Metathesaurus additional entry terms, 2012     MTHICD9_2012    
ICD9CM  ENG     0       16304
*       Medical Subject Headings, 2012_2011_09_09       MSH2012_2011_09_09      
MSH     ENG     0       321367
*       NCI Thesaurus, 2011_02D NCI2011_02D     NCI     ENG     0       90135
*       SNOMED Clinical Terms, 2011_07_31       SNOMEDCT_2011_07_31     
SNOMEDCT        ENG     9       324494
*       RxNorm

> Is it possible to specify that only "child" UMLS CUIs are output- ie. the most
> descriptive matches?
One will probably either need a custom dictionary or some additional code that 
will consume only the more specific matches.

I hope that helps.
--Pei

> 
> Thanks

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