Prisoner health condition code NN

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CODE 01   Diabetes

Diabetes includes Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes.

CODE 02   Psychological/mental health condition

Psychological/mental health condition includes depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance abuse, attention deficit/hyperactivity, adjustment, dissociation, impulse disorder, personality disorder or sleeping disorder, and other issues related to mental health.

CODE 03   Skin condition (excluding cancer and communicable diseases)

Skin condition (excluding cancer and communicable diseases) includes conditions such as burns, scalds, dermatitis, fungal skin diseases, infectious skin disease, pressure sores, psoriasis, rosacea, ulcers and warts.

CODE 04   Alcohol or drug use problems

Alcohol or drug use problems includes problems related to the use or misuse of alcohol and other drugs and may include withdrawal, detoxification, smoking cessation, counselling.

CODE 05   Musculoskeletal injury

Musculoskeletal injury refers to recent/short term injuries to a skeletal muscle, tendon, ligament, joint or blood vessel that services skeletal muscles and any related tissues.

CODE 06   Musculoskeletal condition (excluding arthritis, injury or cancer)

Musculoskeletal condition (excluding arthritis, injury or cancer) refers to long term conditions to a skeletal muscle, tendon, ligament, joint or blood vessel that services skeletal muscles and any related tissues; and

o   includes back injuries, back pain, bone disease, bursitis, joint diseases, muscular disease, spinal diseases, tendonitis; but

o   excludes arthritis, injury or cancer.

CODE 07   Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease includes coronary heart disease, heart failure, rheumatic fever, rhematic heart disease, congenital heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease.

CODE 08   Respiratory condition (excluding asthma or cancer)

Respiratory condition (excluding asthma or cancer) includes any issues with the respiratory system including airways, lungs and the respiratory muscles such as:

o   respiratory diseases such as chronic respiratory disease or lung disease

o   respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis, diphtheria, influenza (flu), colds, croup, pneumonia, sinusitis, legionnaires' disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), tuberculosis and whooping cough.

CODE 09   Communicable disease

Communicable disease includes AIDS and HIV, bacterial infection, hepatitis, malaria, meningitis and meningococcal infections, sexually transmitted infections, viral infections and vaccine preventable diseases such as chickenpox and influenza.

CODE 10   Dental issues

Dental issues include problems related to teeth or gums and may be a visit with a dentist or other health professional.

CODE 11   Digestive condition

Digestive condition (excluding cancer) includes abdominal pain, diarrhoea, gallstones, gastroenteritis, hernias, incontinence, indigestion, intestinal diseases, liver disease, malabsorption syndromes, oesophageal disease, pancreatic disease, peptic ulcer. It excludes digestive system cancers such as bowel, liver and stomach cancer.

CODE 12   Asthma

Asthma includes episodes of wheezing, breathlessness and chest tightness due to widespread narrowing of the airways.

CODE 13   Sensory conditions (including ear and eye conditions)

Sensory (including ear and eye conditions) includes problems with sight or hearing, cataracts, ear ache, issues with spectacles (glasses), hearing aids.

CODE 14   Neurological conditions

Neurological conditions  includes treatment for epilepsy, seizures, Parkinsonian symptoms, dizziness, headaches, migraine.

CODE 15   Malignancy/cancer

Malignancy/cancer includes cancer (benign tumours, leukaemia, lymphoma, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, digestive system cancer, stomach cancer, bowel cancer, breast cancer, genital cancer, head and neck cancers, liver cancer, lung cancer, nervous system cancers, skin cancer), but excludes non-melanoma skin cancer.

CODE 16   Arthritis

Arthritis includes gout, rheumatism, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, other type and arthritis type unknown.

CODE 17   Women’s health conditions

Women’s health conditions includes issues related to menstruation, pregnancy, female re-productive and gynaecological health.

CODE 88     Other

Conditions not included above.

Please note, in previous versions of this Value Domain, the label 'Other' was assigned the value of CODE 99.

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