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This is a shortened version of the sixteenth chapter of the ICD-9: ... 780.50 Unspecified sleep disturbance; ... 786.5 Chest pain, unspec.
Chest pain is also very common in primary care clinics, representing 1-3% of all visits. [59] The rate of emergency department visits in the US for chest pain decreased 10% from 1999 to 2008. [60] but a subsequent increase of 13% was seen from 2006 to 2011. [61]
In medicine, not otherwise specified (NOS) is a subcategory in systems of disease/disorder classification such as ICD-9, ICD-10, or DSM-IV.It is generally used to note the presence of an illness where the symptoms presented were sufficient to make a general diagnosis, but where a specific diagnosis was not made.
Also known as 'effort angina', this refers to the classic type of angina related to myocardial ischemia.A typical presentation of stable angina is that of chest discomfort and associated symptoms precipitated by some activity (running, walking, etc.) with minimal or non-existent symptoms at rest or after administration of sublingual nitroglycerin. [11]
Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome or costosternal syndrome, is a benign inflammation of the upper costochondral (rib to cartilage) and sternocostal (cartilage to sternum) joints. 90% of patients are affected in multiple ribs on a single side, typically at the 2nd to 5th ribs. [1]
Chest discomfort, including chest pain; Loss of appetite and rapid weight loss; Pulmonary fibrosis is suggested by a history of progressive shortness of breath with exertion. Sometimes fine inspiratory crackles can be heard at the lung bases on auscultation. A chest X-ray may not be abnormal, but high-resolution CT will often show abnormalities.
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a US system of medical classification used for procedural coding.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM.
Burning, pain, or pressure in the chest or upper abdomen that can travel to the arm or jaw can also be experienced in females, but females less commonly report it than males. [32] Generally, females experience symptoms 10 years later than males. [33] Females are less likely to recognize symptoms and seek treatment. [28]