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The ICD-10 Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) is a set of diagnosis codes used in the United States of America. [1] It was developed by a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, [ 2 ] as an adaption of the ICD-10 with authorization from the World Health Organization .
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea (PND) is an attack of severe shortness of breath and coughing that generally occurs at night. [1] It usually awakens the person from sleep, and may be quite frightening. [2]
Coughing is a physiologic way to rid one of some of the congestion, says Amesh A. Adalja, M.D., senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Controlled cough is a mucus-clearing ...
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]
Asthma is the most common reason for presenting to the emergency room with shortness of breath. [2] It is the most common lung disease in both developing and developed countries affecting about 5% of the population. [2] Other symptoms include wheezing, tightness in the chest, and a nonproductive cough. [2]
While the acronyms are similar, reactive airway disease (RAD) and reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) are not the same. [1]Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome was first identified by Stuart M. Brooks and colleagues in 1985 as an asthma-like syndrome developing after a single exposure to high levels of an irritating vapor, fume, or smoke.
Bronchospasm or a bronchial spasm is a sudden constriction of the muscles in the walls of the bronchioles.It is caused by the release (degranulation) of substances from mast cells or basophils under the influence of anaphylatoxins.
Post-nasal drip (PND), also known as upper airway cough syndrome (UACS), occurs when excessive mucus is produced by the nasal mucosa. The excess mucus accumulates in the back of the nose , and eventually in the throat once it drips down the back of the throat.