Endocarditis, infective, acute or subacute: Difference between revisions
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**For native valve endocarditis that is chronic, instead use '''[[Heart valvular disorder, valve NOS]]''' | **For native valve endocarditis that is chronic, instead use '''[[Heart valvular disorder, valve NOS]]''' | ||
**For prosthetic valve endocarditis (whether acute, subacute, or chronic), instead use '''[[Iatrogenic, infection, heart valve prosthesis (incl prosthetic valve endocarditis)]]''' | **For prosthetic valve endocarditis (whether acute, subacute, or chronic), instead use '''[[Iatrogenic, infection, heart valve prosthesis (incl prosthetic valve endocarditis)]]''' | ||
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*"i·at·ro·gen·ic īˌatrəˈjenik/adjective: iatrogenic: relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment." | * I am pasteing the definition of iatrogenic here: | ||
**"i·at·ro·gen·ic īˌatrəˈjenik/adjective: iatrogenic: relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment." | |||
*If a patient is injecting themselves with illicit drugs intravenously and their prosthetic valve subsequently becomes infected, I do not think the physician or medical system should be attributed with the blame for that infection. The word iatrogenic implies the cause to be from a medical treatment. I agree that this code could be used in some cases if the endocarditis is caused by a line infection, etc. However in the above example, I think we should have a different code to use. This is my opinion.--[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 13:07, 2018 August 29 (CDT) | *If a patient is injecting themselves with illicit drugs intravenously and their prosthetic valve subsequently becomes infected, I do not think the physician or medical system should be attributed with the blame for that infection. The word iatrogenic implies the cause to be from a medical treatment. I agree that this code could be used in some cases if the endocarditis is caused by a line infection, etc. However in the above example, I think we should have a different code to use. This is my opinion.--[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 13:07, 2018 August 29 (CDT) | ||
*** I think this is meant to be iatrogenic because the prosthetic valve was a healthcare intervention, and made them more susceptible to the infection they picked up through their drug use. But I am not sure why the discussion about a prosthetic valve is in here at all, shouldnt that be in [[Iatrogenic, infection, heart valve prosthesis (incl prosthetic valve endocarditis)]]? Ttenbergen 17:13, 2018 September 6 (CDT) | |||
*Identify WHICH valve is involved by combining this code with one (or more) of the following: | *Identify WHICH valve is involved by combining this code with one (or more) of the following: | ||