Definition
Representation
Data Type | Number |
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Format | NN |
Maximum character length | 2 |
Values
Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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Permissible Values | 11 | Angina for more than last two weeks | ||
12 | Angina only in the last two weeks | |||
21 | Chronic lung disease | |||
31 | Heart failure | |||
41 | Hypertension | |||
51 | Ischaemic: non-haemorrhagic cerebral infarction | |||
52 | Haemorrhagic: intracerebral haemorrhage | |||
61 | Peripheral artery disease | |||
62 | Aortic aneurysm | |||
63 | Renal artery stenosis | |||
71 | Sleep apnoea | |||
Supplementary Values | 99 | not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
Angina:
CODE 11 Angina for more than last two weeks
This code is used where there are symptoms, which can be described as chest pain or pressure, jaw pain, arm pain, or other equivalent discomfort suggestive of cardiac ischaemia, for more than the last two weeks.
CODE 12 Angina only in the last two weeks
This code is used where there are symptoms, which can be described as chest pain or pressure, jaw pain, arm pain, or other equivalent discomfort suggestive of cardiac ischaemia, only in the last two weeks.
Chronic lung disease:
CODE 21 Chronic lung disease
This code is used where there is a history or symptoms suggestive of chronic lung disease.
Heart failure:
CODE 31 Heart failure
This code is used where a patient has past or current symptoms of heart failure (typically breathlessness or fatigue), either at rest or during exercise and/or signs of pulmonary or peripheral congestion suggestive of cardiac dysfunction.
Hypertension:
CODE 41 Hypertension
This code is used where there is current use of pharmacotherapy for hypertension and/or clinical evidence of high blood pressure.
Stroke:
CODE 51 Ischaemic: non-haemorrhagic cerebral infarction
This code is used if there is history of stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) resulting from an ischaemic event where the patient suffered a loss of neurological function with residual symptoms remaining for at least 24 hours.
CODE 52 Haemorrhagic: intracerebral haemorrhage
This code is used if there is history of stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) resulting from a haemorrhagic event where the patient suffered a loss of neurological function with residual symptoms remaining for at least 24 hours.
Peripheral arterial disease:
CODE 61 Peripheral artery disease
This code is used where there is history of either chronic or acute occlusion or narrowing of the arterial lumen in the aorta or extremities.
CODE 62 Aortic aneurysm
This code is used where there is a history of aneurysmal dilatation of the aorta (thoracic and or abdominal).
CODE 63 Renal artery stenosis
This code is used where there is history of functional stenosis of one or both renal arteries.
Sleep Apnoea syndrome:
CODE 71 Sleep apnoea
This code is used where there is evidence of sleep apnoea syndrome (SAS) on history.
References
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Data Elements implementing this Value Domain | 1 |