Retinal arterial occlusion: Difference between revisions

LKolesar (talk | contribs)
m Text replacement - "Transient ischemic attach (TIA), all types" to "Transient ischemic attack (TIA), all types"
 
(15 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{ICD10 transition status
{{ICD10 transition status
| OldDxArticle =| CurrentStatus = freshly automatically generated article
| OldDxArticle =
| CurrentStatus = reconciled
| InitialEditorAssigned = Laura Kolesar
| InitialEditorAssigned = Laura Kolesar
| MinimumCombinedCodes =
}}
}}
{{ICD10 dx
{{ICD10 dx
| MinimumCombinedCodes =
| ICD10 Code=H34
| ICD10 Code=H34
| BugRequired=  
| BugRequired=  
}}
}}
{{ICD10 category|Cardiovascular}}{{ICD10 category|Eye}}


{{ICD10 category|Muscoloskeletal/soft tissue}}{{ICD10 category|Eye}}
== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
{sc:amauarosis fugax}
*Retinal artery occlusion is a blockage in one of the small arteries that carry blood to the retina. The causes are emboli or atherosclerosis.  It is like a stroke to the eye: the part of the retina that does not receive enough blood and oxygen will be ischemic and that part of vision will be lost.  
*Retinal artery occlusion is a blockage in one of the small arteries that carry blood to the retina. The causes are emboli or atherosclerosis.  It is like a stroke to the eye: the part of the retina that does not receive enough blood and oxygen will be ischemic and that part of vision will be lost.  
* If the loss of vision is temporary it is called:
*Amaurosis fugax (Latin fugax meaning fleeting, Greek amaurosis meaning darkening, dark, or obscure) is a painless temporary loss of vision in one or both eyes.


== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
(turn these into links to the actual diagnosis articles if possible. For some that might make no sense.)
*[[Retinopathy or retinal disorder, NOS]]
{sc:amauarosis fugax}
*[[Blindness, one eye]]
* [[Transient ischemic attack (TIA), all types]] (in case of amauarosis fugax)


== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==
== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==
(put links to likely candidates coded with this one, eg. a cause for a trauma.)
 
== Related CCI Codes ==
 
{{Data Integrity Check List}}


== Related Articles ==
== Related Articles ==
{{Related Articles}}
{{Related Articles}}


{{ICD10 footer}}
{{ICD10 footer}}
{{EndPlaceHolder}}
{{EndPlaceHolder}}