Read Dictionary Selection Screen

To display the Read Dictionary Selection screen you can:

• Just start typing a keyword or code in Read Term Add and then press <F3>.

• Select Add - Select Read Term.
• Select Add - Medical History and then press <F3>.

If you have not typed in an entry, Keyword is blank, either enter a keyword and select Find, or select Display by Hierarchy and either enter a Read code or navigate through the hierarchy to the term required.

Once the Read Dictionary entry screen displays, enter a keyword in Keyword, for example, 'bronchitis' and, if required a Search Text and select Find to display a list of matching clinical terms.

Use the up/down arrow keys to scroll through the descriptions. To accept a description, either double click on it, or highlight the term and select OK.

If the keyword you have entered is not matched to existing Keywords, a 'No match was found for the keyword and search text':

Select OK and enter another keyword.

Keywords can be added and updated for clinical terms, see Adding Keywords to Clinical Terms for details.