Ventricular tachycardia: Difference between revisions
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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
'''Includes''' | |||
*Torsades de Pointes | |||
* R-on-T phenomenon | |||
{{ICD10 Guideline repeated events}} | {{ICD10 Guideline repeated events}} | ||
*This code is for V-tach --- and it includes Torsades de Pointes, which is a specific form of V-tach | *This code is for V-tach --- and it includes Torsades de Pointes, which is a specific form of V-tach | ||
*Code it only if there is ECG (or rhythm strip) evidence for it's presence. | *Code it only if there is ECG (or rhythm strip) evidence for it's presence. | ||
**i.e. if suspected but was not caught and thus demonstrated on ECG, then instead code '''[[Cardiac | **i.e. if suspected but was not caught and thus demonstrated on ECG, then instead code '''[[Cardiac arrhythmia, NOS]]''' | ||
*It can be intermittent, or prolonged | *It can be intermittent, or prolonged | ||
*If it occurred during the admission, code it whether or not it is being treated. | *If it occurred during the admission, code it whether or not it is being treated. | ||