Angina pectoris, unstable: Difference between revisions
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*What makes angina '''stable''' is that: (a) it comes on only with exertion that increases body oxygen demand -- typically exercise, and (b) it comes on predictably and reproducibly with the same amount of exertion, and (c) it goes away with rest or treatment (e.g. sublingual nitroglycerine). | *What makes angina '''stable''' is that: (a) it comes on only with exertion that increases body oxygen demand -- typically exercise, and (b) it comes on predictably and reproducibly with the same amount of exertion, and (c) it goes away with rest or treatment (e.g. sublingual nitroglycerine). | ||
*If it comes on with rest, or over time has been coming on with LESS exertion, than it is not stable, but unstable angina. | *If it comes on with rest, or over time has been coming on with LESS exertion, than it is not stable, but unstable angina. | ||
'''Includes''' | |||
* Accelerated angina | |||
* Crescendo angina | |||
* De novo effort angina | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||