Unstable angina
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Category: Unstable angina (old) |
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| Main Diagnosis: | 151-00 |
| Sub Diagnosis: | Critical Care and Medicine |
| Diagnosis Code: | Currently Collected |
| Comorbid Diagnosis: | May 27.2004 |
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- I agree with you that the wording or classifications are used differently now. At the VIC if it is not clearly an STEMI or a NSTEMI we use Acute Coronary Insufficiency. If they have a history of chest pain that is not described as Unstable angina, we use 152 - Chronic stable angina. I would like us to be to use the classification ACS (unless it is clearly an NSTEMI) JWinestock 17:06, 3 March 2009 (CST)JWinestock
151 UNSTABLE ANGINA PAIN < 15 MIN. RELIEVED BY NITRO OR @ REST
- I think unstable angina and coronary insuffiency have incorrect descriptions in our code book. Unstable angina is angina that is "UNSTABLE" it occurs at rest often lasts more than 15 minutes and needs more aggressive interventions with nitro spray,oxygen,IV morphine. Coronary insufficiency lasts less than 15 minutes and is managed well with nitrospray and rest.The most comman thing we see with the charts is the term "ACS" which emcompasses unstable angina,NSTEMI and STEMI.I would like to know how other collectors are coding patients with cardiac chest pain?GHall 11:56, 2 March 2009 (CST)