Ventricular tachycardia
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Ventricular tachycardia |
| ICD10 code: | I47.2 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Tachyarrythmias |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | 2019-0: Rhythm Disturbance |
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| Stop Date: | |
| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
| External ICD10 Documentation | |
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Additional Info
- 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.
- i.e. if suspected but was not caught and thus demonstrated on ECG, then instead code Cardiac arrythmia, NOS
- It can be intermittent, or prolonged
- If it occurred during the admission, code it whether or not it is being treated.
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