Person—acute coronary syndrome concurrent clinical condition, code NN
Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:
Data Element
Short name:
Concurrent clinical condition (on presentation)
METeOR identifier:
284891
Registration status:
Health, Superseded 01/10/2008
Definition:
The concurrent medical conditions, which are pertinent to the risk stratification and treatment of acute coronary syndrome that a person has or has undergone prior to presentation, as represented by a code.
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.
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.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:
More than one medical condition may be recorded.
Record only those codes that apply.
Record all codes that apply.
Codes 21, 31, 51, 52, 61, 62, 63 and 71 must be accompanied by a Clinical evidence status code.