Patient—type of hearing loss, code N
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Type of hearing loss |
| METEOR identifier: | 578397 |
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| Definition: | The type of hearing loss diagnosed in a patient, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Patient—type of hearing loss |
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Representational attributes | |||||||||||
| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||||||
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Collection and usage attributes | |||||||||||
| Guide for use: | CODE 1 Conductive A deviation of hearing threshold from normal associated with reduced conduction of sound through the outer ear, tympanic membrane (eardrum) or middle ear including ossicles (middle ear bones). CODE 2 Sensorineural A deviation of hearing threshold from the normal range attributable to problems in the inner ear or vestibulocochlear nerve. CODE 3 Mixed (both conductive and sensorineural) Use code 3 if patient has both conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. CODE 8 Unknown Use code 8 if hearing loss is indeterminate. | ||||||||||
Source and reference attributes | |||||||||||
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||
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Source and reference attributes | |||||||||||
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||
| Steward: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||
| Reference documents: | AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2011. Ear and hearing health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory 2011. Cat. no. IHW 60. Canberra: AIHW. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=10737420423 | ||||||||||
Relational attributes | |||||||||||
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Patient—type of hearing loss, code N
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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