Problem Code |
Problem |
Definition |
1001 |
AC/DC, failure to run on |
|
1002 |
Abnormal |
|
1387 |
Abrasion from instrument/object |
|
1003 |
Absorption |
The uptake of substances into or across tissues; e.g. skin, intestine, and kidney tubules. In radiology, the taking up of energy by matter with which the radiation interacts. |
1004 |
Accessories, incompatible |
|
1512 |
Accuracy rate |
|
2577 |
Activation, difficult/delayed |
|
1006 |
Adaptor, failure of |
|
2524 |
Advance, failure to |
|
1007 |
Agglutinate, failure to |
The clumping together in suspension of antigen-bearing cells, microorganisms, or particles in the presence of specific antibodies. |
2300 |
Air eliminator, defective |
The air eliminator vents and eliminates air from the cardioplegia delivery system during cardiopulmonary bypass. |
1008 |
Air leak(s) |
|
1022 |
Alarm not visible |
|
1620 |
Alarm system, failure of check-catheter |
|
1621 |
Alarm system, failure of gas-leak/loss |
|
1615 |
Alarm system, failure of message-battery status |
|
1616 |
Alarm system, failure of message-check electrode |
|
1617 |
Alarm system, failure of message-leads off |
|
1618 |
Alarm system, failure of message-service |
|
1010 |
Alarm, audible |
|
1014 |
Alarm, defective |
|
1011 |
Alarm, delayed |
|
1024 |
Alarm, error of warning |
|
1009 |
Alarm, failure of arterial pressure |
|
1020 |
Alarm, failure of fast heart rate |
|
2386 |
Alarm, failure of high inspiratory pressure |
|
1017 |
Alarm, failure of low flow |
|
2387 |
Alarm, failure of low inspiratory pressure |
|
1025 |
Alarm, failure of warning |
|
1012 |
Alarm, failure to |
|
1013 |
Alarm, false |
|
1015 |
Alarm, intermittent |
|
1016 |
Alarm, low audible |
|
1021 |
Alarm, no lead |
|
1019 |
Alarm, not audible |
|
2286 |
Algorithms, inconsistent |
|
2522 |
Align, failure to |
|
1026 |
Altitude variations |
|
1027 |
Ambient temperature, changes in |
The temperature of the surrounding medium, such as gas or liquid, which comes into contact with the apparatus. |
1029 |
Antenna, failure of |
|
1031 |
Application problems |
|
2648 |
Applicator failure |
|
2583 |
Arcing |
|
2289 |
Arcing at electrodes |
|
1032 |
Arcing at paddles |
|
1033 |
Arm motion, unintended |
|
1036 |
Artifact |
Anything in a graphic record or medical image that is caused by the technique used to produce the record and is not a natural occurrence but merely incidental. |
1039 |
Artificial |
|
1041 |
Aspiration, excessive |
The removal by suction of excess fluid or gas from a body cavity. |
1042 |
Aspiration, incomplete |
The removal by suction of excess fluid or gas from a body cavity. |
1043 |
Augmentation, loss of |
Loss of size, degree or effect. |
1044 |
Autofill, unable to |
|
1046 |
Automatic injection system overinfusion |
|
2307 |
Automatic injection system underinfusion |
|
1734 |
Automatic injection system, failure to infuse |
|
1045 |
Automatic injection system, incompatible |
|
1047 |
Back-up, failure to |
|
1048 |
Back-up, failure to convert to |
|
1050 |
Balloon asymmetrical |
Lack of proportion; not symmetrical. |
1051 |
Balloon burst |
|
1052 |
Balloon leak(s) |
|
1053 |
Balloon mushroomed |
|
2611 |
Balloon pinhole |
|
1049 |
Balloon rupture |
|
1054 |
Battery charger, defective |
|
1055 |
Battery failure |
|
2584 |
Battery, low |
|
1057 |
Battery, premature discharge of |
|
1059 |
Bend |
|
1060 |
Bicarbonate |
A salt of carbonic acid; an acid carbonate, as sodium bicarbonate. |
1062 |
Biofilm coating |
|
1063 |
Blank screen |
|
1064 |
Bleed back |
Backflow of blood and/or fluid/solution. |
1065 |
Blockage |
|
2317 |
Blood contaminated device |
Equipment becomes contaminated from blood/fluids coming from the patient, and must be discarded. |
2290 |
Blood gas measurements, erroneous |
|
1746 |
Blood in tubing |
|
2318 |
Blood pooling |
Unintended collection/stasis of blood in device. |
1067 |
Bolus mechanism failure |
|
1068 |
Bond, failure to |
|
2297 |
Bubble detector, failure of |
Failure to indicate the presence of bubbles in the extracorporeal circuit during cardiopulmonary bypass. |
1070 |
Bubble(s) |
|
2305 |
Burn hole(s) |
|
1071 |
Burned |
|
1073 |
Burrs, breakage of |
A thin, ragged fin left on the edge of a piece of metal by a cutting or punching tool. |
1074 |
Burst |
|
1076 |
Cable break |
|
2302 |
Cable, defective |
|
1077 |
Calcification |
A calcified substance or part. |
2440 |
Calibrate, failure to |
|
1078 |
Calibration error |
|
2672 |
Cannula Guide Issue, No Description |
|
2674 |
Cannula Guide, Difficult to Locate |
|
2673 |
Cannula Guide, Needle Insertion Difficult |
|
1079 |
Capacitive coupling |
Use of a capacitor to transfer energy from one circuit to another. |
1081 |
Capture, failure to |
Inability to achieve effective and consistent depolarization of the heart resulting from the electrical stimulus of the pacemaker. |
1080 |
Capture, intermittent |
Ineffective and inconsistent depolarization of the heart resulting from the electrical stimulus of the pacemaker. |
1082 |
Carbon absorption |
Use of activated carbon to remove a variety of organic chemicals in the water used in hemodialysis. |
2319 |
Cardiac enzyme evaluation, erroneous |
|
2612 |
Catheter withdrawal interference |
|
1075 |
Cathode ray tube (CRT) failure |
|
1083 |
Cautery |
The application of a caustic substance, a hot instrument, an electric current or other agent to destroy tissue. |
1084 |
Channeling |
Blood leakage around the catheter upon insertion into the patient. |
2586 |
Charge times, delayed |
|
2288 |
Charge, aborted |
|
1085 |
Charge, failure to |
|
1086 |
Charred |
To scorch or become scorched. |
1087 |
Chemical reaction |
|
1088 |
Circuit breaker tripped |
|
1089 |
Circuit failure |
|
1090 |
Clean, failure to |
|
1091 |
Cleaning, inadequate |
|
1092 |
Clearance |
|
2576 |
Clips, scissored |
|
1094 |
Clogged |
|
2609 |
Close, difficult to |
|
1095 |
Clumping |
The aggregation of particles, such as bacteria, into irregular masses. |
1096 |
Coagulation |
To congeal, solidify, thicken, curdle. |
1097 |
Coefficient error |
Measurement value associated with dialyzer clearance. |
1098 |
Coiled |
|
1099 |
Collapse |
|
1100 |
Collimator design problem |
|
1429 |
Collision, unintended |
Collision occurring with the patient or other room components caused by device failure or unintended system motion. |
1101 |
Colony forming units |
A collection or group of bacteria in a culture derived from the increase of an isolated single organism or group of organisms. |
2650 |
Color Variation, Lens |
|
1102 |
Compatibility |
|
1105 |
Component(s) falling |
|
1103 |
Component(s), broken |
|
1104 |
Component(s), detachment of |
|
1108 |
Component(s), incompatible |
|
1106 |
Component(s), overheating of |
|
1107 |
Component(s), worn |
|
2292 |
Components, defective |
|
2306 |
Components, missing |
|
1110 |
Computer failure |
|
1111 |
Computer hardware error |
|
1112 |
Computer software error |
|
1113 |
Concentrate |
Chemicals, either liquid or powder, used to make dialysate in hemodialysis. |
1114 |
Conduct, failure to |
|
1115 |
Conductivity |
Measurement of the ionic concentration of a solution used in dialysis. |
1116 |
Connection error |
|
1371 |
Connection(s), loose |
|
1117 |
Connector pin failure |
|
1118 |
Contact lens, problem with trial set |
|
1120 |
Contamination |
|
2303 |
Contamination, bacterial |
|
1121 |
Continuity, intermittent |
Continuous effective contact of all components of an electric circuit to give it high conductance by providing low resistance. |
1122 |
Continuous |
|
1123 |
Continuous firing |
Fire conducted at a normal rate without interruption, for application of adjustment corrections or for other causes. |
1124 |
Continuous mode failure |
Continuous failure of one of several alternate conditions or methods of operation. |
1126 |
Control settings incorrect |
|
1127 |
Cool, failure to |
|
1128 |
Coolant, contraindicated |
|
1129 |
Cooling system, failure of |
|
1130 |
Cooling, inadequate |
|
1131 |
Corrode |
|
1132 |
Counterbalance break |
|
1133 |
Countershock, failure to deliver |
A high intensity direct current shock delivered to the heart to interrupt ventricular fibrillation and restore synchronous electrical activity. |
1134 |
Couple, failure to |
|
1135 |
Crack(s) |
|
1136 |
Cross connection |
|
1137 |
Cross reactivity |
The degree to which an antibody or antigen participates in cross reactions. |
1138 |
Crush |
|
1139 |
Cuff degeneration |
Chemical and/or material (heart valve or tracheal) deterioration. |
2454 |
Cut(s) |
|
2587 |
Cut, failure to |
|
1140 |
Cutoff point |
The point at which there is a transition from spiral flow in the housing of a centrifugal fan to a straight line flow in the connected duct. |
1141 |
Cutter-torque-cable twisted or tangled |
|
1142 |
Cycle, failure to |
|
2284 |
Damage, internal/external |
|
2582 |
Date-related problem, not year 2000 (Y2K) |
|
1804 |
Debris, metal shedding |
|
1144 |
Declotting |
|
1145 |
Decoupling |
Preventing transfer or feedback of energy from one circuit to another. |
1149 |
Deflation difficulties |
|
1150 |
Deflation due to capsulotomy |
|
1151 |
Deflation due to damage from surgical instrument |
|
1152 |
Deflation due to trauma |
|
1148 |
Deflation, cause unknown |
|
1153 |
Degradation |
The reduction of a chemical compound to one less complex, as if by splitting off one or more groups. |
1155 |
Deionizer, failure of |
Removes cations and anions used in water treatment systems for hemodialysis. |
2338 |
Deliver, failure to |
|
2664 |
Delivery System Issue, No Description |
|
2339 |
Delivery, inaccurate |
|
2526 |
Dent |
|
1157 |
Deploy, difficult to |
Spread out, utilize or arrange. |
1158 |
Deploy, failure to |
|
1159 |
Deprimed |
|
1161 |
Design/structure problem |
|
2504 |
Deterioration of prosthesis |
|
1069 |
Device breakage |
|
1162 |
Device energization, unintended |
|
2379 |
Device failure |
|
1525 |
Device remains activated |
|
1526 |
Device remains implanted |
|
2589 |
Device tipover |
|
2588 |
Device, defective |
|
1670 |
Device, incorrect care/use of |
|
1663 |
Device, inoperable |
|
1527 |
Device, or device fragments remain in patient |
|
2608 |
Device, removal of (non-implant) |
Removal of medical devices other than implanted devices. |
2590 |
Device/device fragments, unknown location of |
|
1165 |
Dialysate |
That part of a mixture that passes through a dialyzing membrane. |
1166 |
Dialyzer, failure of |
The apparatus for performing dialysis; a membrane used in dialysis. |
1168 |
Disassembly |
|
1309 |
Disc, incomplete opening of |
|
1169 |
Discharge, failure to |
|
1170 |
Discolored |
|
1171 |
Disconnect |
|
2541 |
Disconnect, failure to |
|
1172 |
Disengaged |
|
1175 |
Disinfect, failure to |
|
1176 |
Disinfection, inadequate/improper |
|
1177 |
Disintegrate |
|
1178 |
Dislocated |
|
1179 |
Dislodged |
|
1180 |
Displacement |
|
1181 |
Display misread |
|
1182 |
Display, erratic |
|
1183 |
Display, failure to |
|
1184 |
Display, incorrect |
|
1185 |
Disposable |
|
2412 |
Dissatisfaction |
|
1186 |
Dissection |
|
1187 |
Distilled water, contaminated |
|
1188 |
Dome collapse |
|
1189 |
Dose calculation error |
|
1191 |
Drift |
Slow movement away from the normal or original position. |
1192 |
Dry, failure to |
|
2407 |
Dull |
|
1193 |
EKG/ECG analysis, failure to perform |
|
1195 |
Elective removal |
|
1196 |
Elective replacement |
|
1198 |
Electrical failure |
|
2294 |
Electrical wires, defective |
|
1194 |
Electro-magnetic interference (EMI) |
Interference, generally at radio frequencies, that is generated inside systems, as contrasted to radio-frequency interference coming from sources outside a system. |
2345 |
Electro-magnetic interference (EMI), compatibility/incompatibility |
|
2149 |
Electro-static discharge |
|
1200 |
Electrode contact(s), problem with |
|
1201 |
Electrode(s), degeneration of |
|
1199 |
Electrode(s), failure of |
|
1202 |
Electrode(s), fracture of |
|
1203 |
Electrode(s), migration of |
|
1205 |
Emergency power failure |
|
1206 |
Emergency stop button or switch failure |
|
1207 |
Emergency table stop failure |
|
2505 |
End of prosthetic life |
|
2555 |
Endarterectomy suture breakage |
Suture breakage related to endarterectomy surgeries. Endarterectomy is the excision of the thickened, atheromatous tunica intima of an artery. |
1208 |
Endoscopic accessory fire or melt |
|
1209 |
Energy output to patient tissue incorrect |
|
1210 |
Energy spectrum incorrect |
|
1211 |
Energy, failure to deliver |
|
1212 |
Entrapment |
Device and/or accessories caught within patient vasculature or tissue. |
1213 |
Enzymatic cleaner, failure to remove |
|
1214 |
Erosion |
|
2591 |
Error message given |
|
1215 |
Error or warning message, failure to produce |
|
2527 |
Excessive Manipulation |
|
2629 |
Exit block |
|
2528 |
Expiration date error |
|
1216 |
Expiration date exceeded |
|
1217 |
Explanted |
|
1218 |
Explode |
|
1219 |
External fiberoptic break |
Coated with glass or plastic fibers having special optical properties. |
1221 |
Extraneous radiofrequency wave transmission |
|
2618 |
Extrusion, impending |
|
1222 |
Failsafe design failure |
|
1223 |
Failure, intermittent |
|
1224 |
False claim |
|
1226 |
False output |
|
1228 |
False readings |
|
1225 |
False-negative test result |
A test result which erroneously excludes an individual from a specific diagnostic or reference group, due particularly to insufficiently exact methods of testing. |
1227 |
False-positive test result |
A test result which erroneously assigns an individual to a specific diagnostic or reference group, due particularly to insufficiently exact methods of testing. |
1230 |
Fiberguide incompatibility |
|
1229 |
Fiberoptic break/separation |
|
1231 |
Fiberoptic cladding material separation |
|
1093 |
Fiberoptic cleaver, failure of |
|
2567 |
Fibrosis |
|
1233 |
Filling problem |
|
1234 |
Film cartridge ejection, unintended |
|
1235 |
Film processing, inadequate |
|
2151 |
Film processor failure |
|
1236 |
Filter |
|
1238 |
Filter break(s) |
|
1237 |
Filter leak(s) |
|
1242 |
Filter tear(s) |
|
1243 |
Filter, assembly |
|
1244 |
Filter, inadequate |
|
2308 |
Filtration process, inadequate |
Process used in water purification systems in hemodialysis. |
1245 |
Fire |
Exothermic oxidation process by which heat, light energy and glowing gas are given out in the form of flames. In order to be self-sustaining a fire requires a continuous source of fuel, oxygen, and heat. |
2610 |
Fire, failure to |
|
2183 |
Fitting problems |
|
1246 |
Flaking |
|
1247 |
Flammable |
|
1249 |
Flowrate, inaccurate |
|
1248 |
Flowrate, restricted |
|
1250 |
Fluid leak(s) |
|
2619 |
Fluid/volume, increased |
|
1251 |
Flush, difficult to |
|
1252 |
Flush, failure to |
|
1253 |
Fogging |
|
2630 |
Fold |
|
1254 |
Fold, difficult to |
|
1255 |
Fold, failure to |
|
2654 |
Folding Issue |
|
1257 |
Footrest break |
|
1256 |
Footrest detachment |
|
1258 |
Footswitch failure |
|
1259 |
Foreign material |
|
1260 |
Fracture(s) of device/material |
|
1261 |
Fragmentation |
|
1262 |
Frayed |
|
2529 |
Fumes/vapors |
|
1263 |
Function indicator light(s), failure of |
|
2316 |
Fungus |
|
2592 |
Fuse, blown |
|
1264 |
Gain, inadequate |
|
1265 |
Gas delivery system failure |
|
1266 |
Gas output, improper |
|
1267 |
Gel leakage |
|
1268 |
Germicide |
An agent that kills pathogenic microorganisms. |
1269 |
Glass, shattered |
|
1270 |
Gradient increase |
Rate of change of temperature, pressure, or other variable as a function of distance, time, etc. |
1271 |
Grounding malfunctions |
|
1272 |
Growth, will not support |
|
1274 |
Handpiece break |
|
1275 |
Handpiece detachment |
|
1277 |
Handrest break |
|
1276 |
Handrest detachment |
|
2667 |
Haptic Damaged in Delivery System |
|
2657 |
Haptic Issue, No Description |
|
2668 |
Haptic Stuck in Delivery System |
|
1278 |
Haptic(s), bent |
A haptic is a loop or foot of an intraocular lens implant that supports the lens against the iris. |
1279 |
Haptic(s), broken |
|
1280 |
Haptic(s), detached |
|
1281 |
Haptic(s), dislocated |
|
1282 |
Haptic(s), fractured |
|
2658 |
Haptic, Kinked |
|
2660 |
Haptic, Missing |
|
2659 |
Haptic, Stuck to Optic |
|
1283 |
Head immobilizer failure |
|
1284 |
Head motion, unintended |
|
1285 |
Heat |
|
1286 |
Heat, failure to |
|
1287 |
Heating, inadequate |
|
1289 |
Hemofiltration |
A device that corrects abnormalities of the blood by bulk convection of solutes and water through a semipermeable membrane. |
2649 |
Hermetic seal, loss of |
|
1290 |
High flux rate |
The rate per unit of area at which water passes through a semi-permeable membrane, such as those used for ultrafiltration or reverse osmosis. |
1293 |
Hole(s) |
|
1294 |
Hose line occlusion |
|
1295 |
Hose line rupture |
|
1296 |
Hose mismatch |
|
1298 |
Hot oil leak |
|
1299 |
Hybrid failure |
|
1300 |
Hydraulic system failure |
|
1301 |
Hydrogen peroxide sterilization, explosion during |
Hydrogen peroxide sterilization is a method of sterilizing soft contact lenses in a peroxide solution. |
1919 |
IUD (intrauterine contraceptive device), removal of |
|
1920 |
IV catheter pull out |
|
1302 |
IV pole, detachment of parts from |
|
1303 |
Ignited |
|
1304 |
Image display error |
|
1305 |
Image orientation incorrect |
|
1306 |
Image resolution poor |
|
1358 |
Image reversal, left or right |
|
2675 |
Immediate/early load (prior to four - six month traditional time period) |
|
1291 |
Impedance, high |
The opposition to the flow of an alternating current, which is the vector sum of ohmic resistance plus additional resistance, if any, due to induction, to capacity or to both. |
2285 |
Impedance, low |
Impedance is the resistance met by alternating electrical currents passing through a conductor. |
2645 |
Implant Mobility NOS (Not otherwise specified) |
|
2646 |
Implant breakage or physical damage |
|
2154 |
Implant extrusion |
Thrusting or pushing out; expulsion by force. |
2647 |
Implant overload |
|
2320 |
Implant, removal of |
|
2321 |
Implant, repositioning of |
|
2322 |
Implant, reprogramming of |
|
1307 |
Imprecision |
|
2507 |
Incomplete coaptation |
|
1310 |
Inflation difficulties |
|
2340 |
Infuse, failure to |
|
2341 |
Infusion, intermittent |
|
1312 |
Injector system failure, no infusion |
|
1313 |
Injector system failure, overinfusion of |
|
1314 |
Injector system failure, underinfusion of |
|
1581 |
Input signal, failure to read |
|
1316 |
Insertion difficulties |
|
1317 |
Installation error |
|
1318 |
Instructions, inadequate |
|
1319 |
Instructions, incorrect |
|
1320 |
Insulation degradation |
Loss of continuity of insulation via wear, split, crack and/or breach. |
1323 |
Insulation failure |
|
1321 |
Insulation, detached |
|
1322 |
Insulation, discolored |
|
1325 |
Insulation, hole(s) in |
|
1326 |
Insulation, none |
|
2680 |
Intended use for traditional use |
|
2679 |
Intended use for transitional use |
|
2678 |
Intended use of immediate/early load |
|
1327 |
Interference |
|
1328 |
Interference with monitoring device |
See also: Electro-magnetic interference (EMI) codes. |
1329 |
Interference with pacemaker |
See also: Electro-magnetic interference (EMI) codes. |
2157 |
Interlock(s), failure of |
|
1330 |
Interlumen communication |
Two or more lumens intercrossed. |
2383 |
Internal fixation, revision of |
|
1331 |
Interrogate, difficult to |
To give or send out a signal to a transponder or computer for triggering an appropriate response. |
1332 |
Interrogate, failure to |
|
1334 |
Intra-cavity procedure, fiberoptic break or fragmentation during |
|
1335 |
Intraprocedure, fire or flash during |
|
1336 |
Invagination |
The ensheathing, infolding or insertion of a structure within itself or another. |
1337 |
Irrigate, inability to |
|
1338 |
Kinetic |
Relating to motion or movement. |
1339 |
Kink |
|
1340 |
Knot |
|
2531 |
Labeling, missing |
|
2381 |
Laparoscopic sterilization |
|
1342 |
Laser nozzle separation |
|
1343 |
Laser output above specifications |
|
1344 |
Laser output, unintended |
|
1345 |
Laser pulse timing error |
|
1346 |
Laser tip separation |
|
2622 |
Lead tip breakage at implant, fragments remain in ventricle |
|
1347 |
Lead(s), breakage of |
|
1348 |
Lead(s), burn(s) from |
|
1349 |
Lead(s), electrocution from |
|
1350 |
Lead(s), fracture of |
|
1351 |
Lead(s), shock from |
|
1352 |
Leaflet disc escape |
Leakage of blood around leaflet disc. |
2568 |
Leaflet disruption due to suture abrasion |
|
2540 |
Leaflet disruption, cause unknown |
|
2413 |
Leaflet fracture |
|
1354 |
Leak(s) |
|
1355 |
Leak(s) from hydraulic bed system |
|
1457 |
Leak(s), perivalvular |
The escape of blood around a heart valve, particularly around its leaflets. |
1357 |
Leak, radiation |
|
2635 |
Lens (IOL), defective, problem not specified |
|
1934 |
Lens (IOL), dislocated intraocular |
|
2631 |
Lens (IOL), line, crease on |
|
1935 |
Lens (IOL), migration of intraocular |
|
2632 |
Lens (IOL), nicked, chipped |
|
2633 |
Lens (IOL), scratch, mark on |
|
2634 |
Lens (IOL), torn, split, cracked |
|
2665 |
Lens Damaged in Delivery System |
|
2651 |
Lens Issue, No Description |
|
2666 |
Lens Stuck in Delivery System |
|
2158 |
Lens aberration, distortion of |
Unequal refraction or focalization of light rays by a lens, resulting in degradation of the image they produce. |
2384 |
Lens implant |
|
2184 |
Lens replacement |
|
1367 |
Lens washers, failure of |
|
2652 |
Lens, Stuck to Itself |
|
1040 |
Lens, aspherical |
A lens in which one or both surfaces are not spherical, so designed to minimize certain optical aberrations. |
1061 |
Lens, bifocal |
Lens having two portions of different focal power. |
1359 |
Lens, cloudy |
|
2638 |
Lens, damaged by cartridge |
|
1360 |
Lens, decentration of |
|
1232 |
Lens, deposits on |
|
2644 |
Lens, difficulty loading into cartridge |
|
1361 |
Lens, disc |
|
1362 |
Lens, discoloration of |
|
1363 |
Lens, malposition of |
|
1411 |
Lens, multifocal |
A lens with various dioptric powers, such as bifocal, trifocal or a progressive lens. |
1364 |
Lens, opacification of |
The development of opacity as of the cornea or lens. |
1365 |
Lens, repositioning of |
|
2637 |
Lens, stuck in cartridge |
|
1640 |
Lens, toric |
Lens with a cylindrical component; used for correcting an eye's astigmatic refractive error. |
1366 |
Lens, vaulting |
|
1368 |
Linear |
|
2593 |
Locking mechanism failure |
|
1369 |
Lockout mechanism failure |
|
1370 |
Looping |
|
1372 |
Loose |
|
1373 |
Lubrication |
|
1375 |
Magnet failure |
|
1376 |
Magnet mode discrepancy |
Alternation in the activation of a pulse generator reed switch by a magnet. |
1377 |
Magnet quench, unintended |
Any type of interference that reduces the intensity of fluorescence. |
1378 |
Magnetic interference |
|
1379 |
Maintain, failure to |
|
2409 |
Malfunction |
|
2616 |
Malposition |
|
1381 |
Markings unclear |
|
1382 |
Markings, none |
|
1005 |
Measurements, inaccurate |
|
1383 |
Measurements, incorrect |
|
1384 |
Mechanical failure |
|
1385 |
Melts |
|
1390 |
Membrane leak(s) |
|
1391 |
Membrane tear(s) |
|
1392 |
Meter |
|
2382 |
Meter failure |
|
1393 |
Method, improper/incorrect |
|
1395 |
Migration |
|
1374 |
Milliamps (MA) rate, unable to increase |
A milliamps is a measurement of the flow of electricity. |
1396 |
Mineralization |
|
1397 |
Misapplication |
|
1398 |
Misassembly |
|
2410 |
Miscalibration |
|
1399 |
Misconnection |
|
2532 |
Misfire |
|
1401 |
Misfocusing |
|
1402 |
Mislabeled |
|
1403 |
Mislocation |
|
1404 |
Misplacement |
|
2653 |
Misshaped Lens (Warped, not round) |
|
1405 |
Moisture damage |
|
1406 |
Monitor display alarm, failure of |
|
1407 |
Monitor failure |
|
1408 |
Monitor, image quality poor |
|
2160 |
Motion detector failure |
|
1410 |
Motor drive unit (MDU) stalled or jammed |
|
1409 |
Motor failure |
|
NI |
NO INFORMATION |
|
NA |
NOT APPLICABLE |
|
1414 |
Needle, dull |
|
1220 |
Needle, extra |
|
1415 |
Needle, separation |
|
1416 |
Needle, unsheathed |
|
2624 |
No telemetry |
|
2163 |
Noise |
|
1418 |
Non-linear |
|
1419 |
Nonpyrogenic |
Free of fever producing substances. |
1420 |
Nonstandard |
|
1421 |
Nonsterility |
|
1422 |
Normal |
|
2661 |
Nozzle Tip Issue, No Description |
|
2663 |
Nozzle Tip, Rough |
|
2662 |
Nozzle Tip, Stressed, Split |
|
2423 |
Obstruction |
|
1423 |
Occlusion |
The act of closing or the state of being closed; an obstruction. |
1424 |
Occlusion, incorrect |
|
1425 |
Odor |
|
1426 |
Opaque |
Impervious to light; not translucent or only slightly so. |
2656 |
Optic Edge Issue |
|
1863 |
Osseointegrate, failure to |
Failure of direct anchorage of an implant by the formation of bony tissue around the implant without the growth of fibrous tissue at the bone-implant interface. |
2408 |
Osseointegration, loss of |
|
2203 |
Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified) |
|
2311 |
Out-of-box failure |
|
1432 |
Output above specifications |
|
1431 |
Output energy incorrect |
|
1433 |
Output, high |
|
1434 |
Output, low |
|
1435 |
Output, none |
|
2342 |
Overdelivery |
|
2404 |
Overfill |
|
1437 |
Overheat |
|
1311 |
Overinfusion |
|
1438 |
Oversensing |
The pacemaker does not release a stimulus when it is needed because it senses intracorporeal and extracorporeal signals as intrinsic cardial activity. |
1439 |
Pace, failure to |
|
1440 |
Pacer found in back-up mode |
|
1441 |
Pacing asynchronously |
The occurrence at distinct times of events normally synchronous; disturbance of coordination. |
1442 |
Pacing inadequately |
|
1443 |
Pacing intermittently |
|
2312 |
Packaging, incomplete/missing |
|
2385 |
Packaging, tears, rips, holes in |
|
1444 |
Packaging, unsealed |
|
1445 |
Pallet break |
|
1446 |
Pallet crack(s) |
|
1448 |
Paramagnetic |
The property of being attracted by a magnet, and of assuming a position parallel to that of a magnetic force, but not of becoming permanently magnetized. |
1449 |
Parameter calculations, incorrect |
An arbitrary constant in a mathematical expression that distinguishes specific cases; a parameter has a definite fixed value in one case but will have different values in another case. |
2508 |
Paravalvular leak |
|
1450 |
Paravalvular leak(s) |
|
1451 |
Particulates |
Particles introduced by the device during the procedure. |
2424 |
Patch test, abnormal results of |
|
1454 |
Peeling |
|
1455 |
Percutaneous |
Effected or performed through the skin. |
2205 |
Perforation |
|
1456 |
Performance |
|
1458 |
Phantom problem |
In radiology, a device that stimulates the conditions encountered when radiation or radioactive material is deposited in vivo and permits a quantitative estimation of its effects. |
1147 |
Photomultiplier (PM) tube, defective |
A photo tube with one or more dynodes between its photocathode and the output electrode. |
1459 |
Pierce |
|
2585 |
Pipette, failure to aspirate |
|
1460 |
Pitting |
|
1461 |
Plugged |
|
1462 |
Plunge |
|
2669 |
Plunger Issue, No Description |
|
2671 |
Plunger Override |
|
2670 |
Plunger not Aligned Properly |
|
1463 |
Pocket stimulation |
Electrical stimulation of the patient's pocket of skin in which the pulse generator is housed. |
1464 |
Poor gas exchange |
|
1465 |
Port leak(s) |
|
1466 |
Portable mode, failure to run on |
|
1467 |
Positioning difficulties |
|
1469 |
Potency |
|
1470 |
Potentiometer readings, high |
A potentiometer is a device used for the measurement of an electromotive force by comparison with a known potential difference. |
1471 |
Potentiometer readings, low |
A potentiometer is an device used for the measurement of an electromotive force by comparison with a known potential difference. |
1474 |
Power surge |
|
1475 |
Power, loss of |
|
1473 |
Power, miscalculation of |
|
1476 |
Power-up, failure to |
|
1477 |
Pre/post-pumping problems |
|
1478 |
Precipitate |
A substance separating, in solid particles, from a liquid as the result of a chemical or physical change; to form a precipitate. |
1479 |
Precision |
|
1483 |
Premature ERI (elective replacement indicator) |
|
1484 |
Premature deployment |
|
1480 |
Premature end-of-life (EOL) indicator |
|
1485 |
Premature explantation |
|
1486 |
Premature system activation |
|
1487 |
Prep, difficult to |
|
1488 |
Prep, failure to |
|
1489 |
Pressure sensor failure |
|
1490 |
Pressure, decreased |
|
1491 |
Pressure, increased |
|
2391 |
Pressure, insufficient |
|
1492 |
Prime, failure to |
|
1493 |
Probe failure |
|
2017 |
Procedure, improper/incorrect |
|
1494 |
Product, incorrect |
|
1496 |
Program, difficult to |
|
1497 |
Program, failure to |
|
1495 |
Programming calculations, incorrect |
|
2281 |
Prompts will not clear |
|
2280 |
Prompts, inappropriate |
|
2283 |
Prompts, inaudible voice |
|
2282 |
Prompts, no voice |
|
1500 |
Pump speed, decreased |
|
1501 |
Pump speed, increased |
|
1502 |
Pump, failure to |
|
1503 |
Pumping, stopped |
|
1504 |
Puncture |
|
1505 |
Pyrogenic |
A fever producing substance. |
1506 |
Quality, unsatisfactory or poor |
|
1507 |
R on T phenomenon |
The occurrence of a premature ventricular complex near the peak of the T wave in electrocardiography; it may lead to ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. |
1508 |
Radiation delivered to incorrect body area |
|
1509 |
Radiation exposure, unintended |
|
2313 |
Radiation overexposure |
|
2031 |
Radiation underexposure |
|
1511 |
Radio signal problems |
|
2314 |
Radiofrequency interference (RFI) |
Interference from sources of energy outside a system or systems, as contrasted to electromagnetic interference generated inside systems. |
1513 |
Rate modulated pacing sensor, failure of |
|
1514 |
Reaction |
|
2459 |
Readings, high |
|
2460 |
Readings, low |
|
1516 |
Readings, unable to obtain |
|
1517 |
Recalibrate, failure to |
|
1518 |
Recannulation |
A tube for insertion into a duct or cavity. |
1519 |
Receiver failure |
|
1520 |
Receiver stimulator unit, failure of |
|
1521 |
Record, failure to transmit |
|
1522 |
Reflux |
A backward or return flow. |
1523 |
Regenerate |
|
1524 |
Rejection |
|
1528 |
Removal difficulties |
|
1529 |
Repair |
|
1530 |
Replace |
|
1531 |
Reservoir |
|
1532 |
Reset, failure to |
|
2325 |
Residue |
|
1533 |
Resistance, inadequate |
|
1534 |
Resistance, loss of |
|
2578 |
Resistance, physical |
|
2043 |
Respirator, detachment from |
|
1535 |
Results incorrect |
|
1536 |
Retract, failure to |
|
1537 |
Reuse |
|
1538 |
Reverse osmosis |
Membrane separation process for removing solvent from a solution; typically used as a water purification process in hemodialysis. |
1539 |
Rhythm, failure to analyze |
|
1540 |
Rhythm, failure to convert |
|
1541 |
Rhythm, failure to diagnose |
|
1542 |
Rhythm, failure to override |
|
1543 |
Rhythm, incorrect interpretation of |
|
1544 |
Rigid |
|
2309 |
Rinsing, improper |
|
1545 |
Runaway |
|
1546 |
Rupture |
|
1547 |
Rupture due to capsulotomy |
|
1550 |
Rupture due to damage from surgical instrument |
|
1552 |
Rupture due to trauma |
|
1548 |
Rupture, cause unknown |
|
1549 |
Rupture, fold or crease due to |
|
2167 |
Safety interlock(s) inadequate |
|
1553 |
Saline, use of homemade |
|
1554 |
Salt tablet(s), use of |
|
2533 |
Samples, failure to obtain |
|
1681 |
Screw head(s), incorrect |
|
1143 |
Screw tapper, damaged |
|
2301 |
Seal, defective |
|
1555 |
Seal, incorrect |
|
1556 |
Sediment filter problems |
The sediment filters used to remove particulates from the water supply, in order to protect other water treatment equipment or dialysate delivery devices, become clogged or damaged. |
1557 |
Self-activation/keying |
|
2291 |
Semiautomatic code, failure to override |
|
1558 |
Sensing intermittently |
|
2293 |
Sensing, invalid |
|
1559 |
Sensing, none |
|
1560 |
Sensitivity |
|
2534 |
Sensitivity, decreased |
|
2535 |
Sensitivity, increased |
|
1561 |
Sensor problems |
|
2547 |
Separate, failure to |
|
1562 |
Separates |
|
1563 |
Service, failure to |
|
1564 |
Service, inadequate |
|
1565 |
Shaft break |
|
1566 |
Shaft, split |
|
2594 |
Sharp/jagged/rough/etched/scratched |
|
1567 |
Shelf life exceeded |
|
1568 |
Shielding failure |
|
1569 |
Shielding, inadequate |
|
1570 |
Shipping damage or problem |
|
1571 |
Shock counters, resetting of |
|
1197 |
Shock, electrical |
The immediate effects produced by the passage of an electric current through any part of the body, e.g., painful stimulation of nerves or tetanic contractions of muscles. |
1572 |
Shock, failure to advise |
|
1573 |
Shock, failure to deliver |
|
1574 |
Shock, inappropriate |
|
2287 |
Shock, intermittent |
|
1575 |
Short fill |
|
1576 |
Shoulder rest, detachment of |
|
1577 |
Shoulder support, detachment of |
|
1578 |
Shunts, failure of |
To provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt; to divert blood from one part to another by a surgical shunt. |
1579 |
Shutter failure |
|
1580 |
Side rails, failure of |
|
1582 |
Signal, failure to select |
|
1583 |
Size, incorrect |
|
1584 |
Slippage |
|
1585 |
Smoke |
|
2324 |
Solder joint failure |
|
1586 |
Source, detachment from |
|
1588 |
Source, incorrect |
|
1587 |
Source, leak(s) from |
|
1665 |
Source, unretracted |
|
2595 |
Spark |
|
2310 |
Specialty beds, rips/tears in |
|
1589 |
Specificity |
|
1590 |
Speech processor failure |
|
2536 |
Spike, failure to |
|
1591 |
Spillage, accidental |
|
2537 |
Splitting |
|
1592 |
Spring loading mechanism problem |
|
2579 |
Staples did not form |
|
1594 |
Steering wire problem |
|
1595 |
Sterility |
|
1596 |
Sterilization, inadequate |
|
1597 |
Sticking |
|
2304 |
Stopcock valve, failure of |
Failure of the stopcock valve to regulate or stop the flow of a fluid through a tubule structure. |
1599 |
Stops intermittently |
|
1600 |
Storage, inadequate |
|
1601 |
Stretched |
|
2538 |
Strikethrough |
|
2506 |
Structural failure |
|
1602 |
Strut fracture |
Breakage of supporting pieces of a heart valve. |
1603 |
Stuck in inspiratory or expiratory phase |
|
2170 |
Suction failure |
|
1146 |
Suction, decreased |
|
1604 |
Suction, increased |
|
1605 |
Superheat |
|
1606 |
Supplier |
|
2323 |
Surgical graft, failure of |
|
2623 |
Suspect EMI |
|
1607 |
Suture line disruption |
|
1608 |
Suture line separation |
|
1609 |
Synchronization, inaccurate |
|
1611 |
Syringe drive problem |
|
1614 |
Syringe markings inaccurate |
|
2405 |
Syringe markings, incorrectly placed |
|
1612 |
Syringe, defective |
|
1613 |
Syringe, hole(s) in |
|
1619 |
System fails to activate |
|
1430 |
System motion, unintended |
Any motion of the system or components that was not initiated by the user. |
1625 |
Table break |
|
1626 |
Table collapse |
|
1623 |
Table incrementation incorrect |
|
1624 |
Table top motion, unintended |
|
1622 |
Table, tilting |
|
1627 |
Tap water, use of |
|
1628 |
Tears, rips, holes in device, device material |
|
1629 |
Telemetry discrepancies |
Discrepancies occurring during automatic data measurement and transmission, as by wire or radio, from remote sources, to a receiving station for recording and analysis. |
2296 |
Temperature probe, loose |
|
2457 |
Test results, high |
|
2456 |
Test results, inaccurate |
|
2458 |
Test results, low |
|
1630 |
Test strips, incompatible |
|
1631 |
Therapeutic results, unexpected |
Use of a medical device for therapeutic purposes. |
1632 |
Threader failure |
|
2574 |
Threshold, high |
|
1633 |
Threshold, loss of |
Loss of the minimum amount of energy, voltage, or current needed to consistently stimulate the heart muscle. |
2575 |
Threshold, low |
|
1634 |
Tidal volume fluctuations |
The amount of gas that is inspired and expired during one respiratory cycle. |
1635 |
Timer failure |
|
1637 |
Timer malfunction |
|
1638 |
Tip breakage |
|
1639 |
Tomographic pallet crack(s) |
|
1641 |
Torqued |
|
1642 |
Tracking |
|
2677 |
Traditional use |
|
1643 |
Training, inadequate |
|
1646 |
Transducer failure |
|
1644 |
Transducer overheating |
|
1645 |
Transducer probe overheating |
|
2676 |
Transitional use |
|
1647 |
Transmitter failure |
|
1648 |
Trocar failure |
A sharp-pointed instrument equipped with a cannula, used to puncture the wall of a body cavity and withdraw fluid. |
1649 |
Trocar/fiber incompatibility |
|
1650 |
Trocar/instrument incompatibility |
|
2346 |
Tube(s), buckling of |
|
2299 |
Tube(s), defective |
|
1651 |
Tube(s), exploding of |
|
1652 |
Tube(s), shattering of |
|
1653 |
Tube(s), splitting of |
|
1654 |
Tubing, incorrect placement of |
|
1655 |
Twisting |
|
UNK |
UNKNOWN |
|
1656 |
Ultrafiltration |
The transfer of fluid between the blood and dialysate through the dialysis membrane due to a pressure gradient (transmembrane pressure) existing between the blood and dialysate compartments. |
1657 |
Ultraviolet |
|
1658 |
Ultraviolet absorbing |
|
2681 |
Unable to confirm conditions of use |
|
2625 |
Unable to interrogate |
|
1659 |
Uncoiled |
|
1660 |
Undercorrection |
|
2343 |
Underdelivery |
|
2182 |
Underinfusion |
|
1661 |
Undersensing |
|
2636 |
Unfold, difficult to |
|
1662 |
Unit inactivated |
|
2204 |
Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known) |
|
1664 |
Unravel |
|
1667 |
Unstable |
|
1668 |
Unwrap, difficult to |
|
1669 |
Unwrap, failure to |
|
1671 |
Vacuum, loss of |
|
2298 |
Valve(s), defective |
|
1672 |
Valve(s), failure of |
|
1673 |
Valve(s), sticking |
|
1674 |
Vibration |
|
2615 |
Visibility/palpability |
|
1675 |
Volume accuracy |
|
1676 |
Warning light, incorrect |
|
2315 |
Water purification system, failure of |
System used to purify water in hemodialysis. |
1677 |
Water softener process, failure of |
Ionic exchange process used in hemodialysis to treat water. |
2295 |
Water softener regeneration cycle, mistiming of |
Process which involves the exchange of ions of sodium for the calcium and magnesium in the water supply, thus lowering to an acceptable range the otherwise high levels of these elements typically found in feed water. |
1678 |
Water treatment |
|
1682 |
Wavelength, incorrect |
|
1679 |
Wedge filter problem |
|
1680 |
Wedge, difficult to |
|
2347 |
Wire(s), breakage of |
|
2614 |
Wrinkling |
|
2581 |
Year 2000 (Y2K) related problem |
|
1683 |
Zero, failure to |
|
2426 |
pH, high |
|
2425 |
pH, low |
|
Problem Code |
Problem |
Definition |
1684 |
AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
A disease characterized by opportunistic infections. |
2543 |
Abdominal cramps |
|
1688 |
Abortion |
The premature expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception, of the embryo or of a nonviable fetus. |
2211 |
Abortion, artificial |
Induced abortion. |
2212 |
Abortion, complete |
All products of conception are expelled and identified. |
2213 |
Abortion, incomplete |
The uterus is not entirely emptied of its contents. |
2214 |
Abortion, induced |
Abortion brought on intentionally. |
2215 |
Abortion, missed |
Retention in uterus of an abortus that has been dead at least 4 weeks. |
2216 |
Abortion, therapeutic |
Abortion induced to save the life or health of a pregnant woman. |
1689 |
Abrasion |
Abraded wound; excoriation or circumscribed removal of the superficial layers of the skin or mucous membrane. |
1690 |
Abscess |
Circumscribed collection of pus appearing in an acute or chronic, localized infection and associated with tissue destruction and frequent swelling. |
1692 |
Achalasia |
Failure of the smooth muscle fibers of the gastrointestinal tract to relax at any one point of junction of one part with another. |
1694 |
Acoustic trauma |
|
1695 |
Adhesion(s) |
The process of adhering or uniting of two surfaces or parts, especially the union of the opposing surfaces of a wound. |
1696 |
Adult respiratory distress syndrome, (ARDS) |
Fulminant pulmonary interstitial and alveolar edema, which usually develops a few days after the initiating trauma. |
1697 |
Air embolism |
The presence of bubbles of gas in the vascular system; occurrence is related to the entry of air into the venous circulation following trauma or surgery. |
1698 |
Airflow, restricted |
|
1699 |
Airway obstruction |
|
1701 |
Allergic reaction |
Hypersensitivity; a local or general reaction of an organism following contact with a specific allergen to which it has been previously exposed and to which it has become sensitized. |
2673 |
Altered color perception |
|
2544 |
Ambulation difficulties |
|
2217 |
Amnionitis |
Inflammation of the amnion. |
1702 |
Amputation |
|
2218 |
Anaphylactoid |
Resembling anaphylaxis. |
1704 |
Anaphylaxis |
Systemic anaphylaxis is the most dramatic example of an immediate hypersensitivity reaction; is uncommon and unexpected in nature and occasionally results in a fatal outcome. |
1028 |
Anastomose, failure to |
Failure to create an opening by surgical, traumatic, or pathological means between two normally separate spaces or organs. |
1705 |
Anastomosis |
An opening created by surgical, traumatic or pathological means between two normally distinct spaces or organs. |
1706 |
Anemia |
Equilibrium between blood loss and blood production is disturbed, resulting in a reduction in the number of erythrocytes. |
1707 |
Anesthesia, insufficient, light or patchy |
The amount of anesthesia administered to the patient was inadequate. |
1708 |
Aneurysm |
A sac formed by the dilation of the wall of an artery, a vein or the heart. |
1710 |
Angina |
Severe constricting pain, usually relating to the heart muscle. |
1711 |
Anoxia |
Absence or lack of oxygen; reduction of oxygen in body tissues below normal levels. |
1713 |
Antibiotics, reaction to |
|
1714 |
Anticoagulation |
Serving to prevent the coagulation of blood. Any substance that delays, or nullifies coagulation of the blood. |
2328 |
Anxiety |
|
2491 |
Aortic dissection |
|
1715 |
Aortic insufficiency |
Defective functioning of the aortic valve, with incomplete closure resulting in aortic regurgitation. |
1716 |
Aortic regurgitation |
The backward flow of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle, owing to insufficiency of the aortic semilunar valve; it may be chronic or acute. |
1717 |
Aortic stenosis |
Narrowing of the orifice of the aortic valve or of the supravalvular or subvalvular regions. |
2472 |
Aortic valve replacement |
|
1718 |
Apgar score, decreased or low |
A numerical expression of a newborn infant's, physical condition, usually determined at 60 seconds after birth. |
1719 |
Apheresis |
Any procedure in which blood is withdrawn from a donor, a portion is separated and retained, and the remainder is retransfused into the donor. |
2372 |
Apicectomy |
Excision of the apex of the petrous portion of the temporal bone. |
1720 |
Apnea |
Cessation of breathing. |
2390 |
Arachnoiditis, spinal |
A chronic adhesive arachnoiditis in the spinal arachnoid, with root and spinal cord symptoms similar to those caused by pressure from a tumor. |
1721 |
Arrhythmia |
Any variation from the normal sinus rhythm of the heart. |
1722 |
Arteriosclerosis |
A group of diseases characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls. |
2355 |
Arthralgia |
Pain in a joint. |
1723 |
Arthritis |
|
1724 |
Arthritis, rheumatoid |
A chronic, systemic disease primarily of the joints, usually polyarticular, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures and by muscle atrophy and rarefaction of the bones. |
2596 |
Ascites |
Effusion and accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. |
1851 |
Asphyxia |
Stopping of the pulse. A condition due to lack of oxygen in respired air, resulting in impending or actual cessation of life. |
2209 |
Asphyxia, fetal |
Asphyxia in utero due to hypoxia. See also fetal hypoxia. |
1725 |
Aspiration |
The inspiratory sucking into the airways of fluid or a foreign body. |
1726 |
Asthma |
|
1727 |
Asystole |
Cardiac standstill or arrest; absence of a heartbeat. |
1728 |
Atherosclerosis |
An extremely common form of arteriosclerosis in which deposits of yellowish plaques containing cholesterol, lipoid material and lipophages are formed within the intima and inner media of large and medium sized arteries. |
1729 |
Atrial fibrillation |
An arrhythmia in which minute areas of the atrial myocardium are in various uncoordinated stages of depolarization and repolarization; instead of intermittently contracting, the atria quiver continuously in a chaotic pattern, causing a totally irregular, often rapid ventricular rate. |
1730 |
Atrial flutter |
A condition of cardiac arrhythmia in which the atrial contractions are rapid (250 to 350 per minute) but regular. |
2511 |
Atrial perforation |
|
1731 |
Atrial tachycardia |
A rapid cardiac rate usually between 160 and 190 beats per minute. |
1732 |
Autoimmune disease |
Any disorder in which destruction of normal tissue arises from humoral or cellular immune responses of the individual to their own tissue constituents; it may be systematic or organ specific. |
1733 |
Autoimmune reaction |
The immune response in which antibodies or immune lymphoid cells are produced against the bodies own tissues. |
2545 |
Autotransfusion |
Reinfusion of blood or blood products derived from the patient's own circulation. |
1736 |
Biliary cirrhosis |
Cirrhosis of the liver due to obstruction or infection of the major extra- or intrahepatic bile ducts. |
1738 |
Bleeding |
|
1739 |
Bleeding, cerebral |
Bleeding within the cerebrum. |
1741 |
Bleeding, intracranial |
Bleeding within the cranium. |
1742 |
Blindness |
Loss of the sense of sight. |
2229 |
Blinking, excessive |
|
1743 |
Blister(s) |
|
1744 |
Bloating |
|
2332 |
Blockage |
|
1034 |
Blood gas measurements, abnormal |
|
2451 |
Blood glucose, high |
|
2450 |
Blood glucose, low |
|
2597 |
Blood loss |
|
1747 |
Blood pooling |
Unintended collection/stasis of blood in patient. |
2569 |
Blood pressure, decreased |
|
2488 |
Blood pressure, high |
|
2548 |
Blood pressure, increased |
|
2489 |
Blood pressure, low |
|
2230 |
Blurring |
|
2461 |
Body temperature, decreased |
|
2096 |
Body temperature, elevated |
|
2621 |
Bone loss |
|
2668 |
Bowel perforation |
|
1751 |
Bradycardia |
Slowness of the heart beat, as evidenced by slowing of the pulse rate to less than 60. |
2394 |
Brain damage |
|
2219 |
Brain injury |
|
2546 |
Breast feed, inability to |
|
2439 |
Breast lumps |
|
2438 |
Breast neoplasm |
Any new and abnormal growth; specifically a new growth of tissue in which the growth is uncontrolled and progressive. |
2401 |
Breathing difficulties |
|
1752 |
Bronchitis |
|
2437 |
Bronchopneumonia |
Inflammation of the lungs which usually begins in the terminal bronchioles. |
2598 |
Bronchospasm |
Spasmodic contraction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi, as occurs in asthma. |
1754 |
Bruise |
An injury of a part without a break in the skin. |
1757 |
Burn(s) |
Injury to tissues caused by contact with dry heat, moist heat, flames, chemicals, electricity, friction or radiant and electromagnetic energy. A first degree burn is associated with redness, a second degree burn with vesication and a third degree burn with necrosis through the entire skin. |
1756 |
Burn, bowel |
|
2523 |
Burn, corneal |
|
2525 |
Burn, incisional |
|
1755 |
Burn, radiation |
A burn caused by exposure to x-ray, radium, sunlight, atomic or any other type of radiant energy. |
2146 |
Burning sensation |
|
2530 |
Burns, thermal |
|
1758 |
Calcification |
The process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by a deposit of calcium salts within its substance. |
2147 |
Calcium deposit(s) |
|
1759 |
Cancer, breast |
|
1760 |
Cancer, other |
|
2639 |
Capsular bag tear, posterior |
|
1761 |
Capsular contracture |
The tightening of scar tissue that forms around the implant. |
2674 |
Capsulotomy, anterior |
|
2675 |
Capsulotomy, posterior |
|
1762 |
Cardiac arrest |
Sudden cessation of the pumping function of the heart, with disappearance of arterial blood pressure, connoting either ventricular fibrillation or ventricular standstill. |
2334 |
Cardiac insufficiency |
Insufficiency of the heart muscle or function; see also heart failure. |
2226 |
Cardiac tamponade |
Acute compression of the heart caused by increased intrapericardial pressure due to the collection of blood or fluid in the pericardium from rupture of the heart, penetrating trauma, or progressive effusion. |
1764 |
Cardiomyopathy |
A general diagnostic term designating primary noninflammatory disease of the heart muscle, often of obscure or unknown etiology. |
1765 |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Cessation of breathing and/or cardiac function. |
1766 |
Cataract |
A loss of the transparency of the lens of the eye or its capsule. |
1767 |
Cataract, induced |
A cataract that has been produced artificially or by induction, e.g. as a result of device use, medication, trauma, tears, falls, accidental injury, etc. |
2669 |
Catheterization |
|
2549 |
Caustic/chemical burns |
|
1768 |
Cellulitis |
An acute, diffuse, spreading, edematous, suppurative inflammation of the deep subcutaneous tissues and sometimes muscle, which may be associated with abscess formation. |
2599 |
Cephalohematoma |
A subperiosteal hemorrhage limited to the surface of one cranial bone, a usually benign condition seen in the newborn as a result of bone trauma. |
1771 |
Cerebral, infarction |
An ischemic condition of the brain, producing a persistent focal neurological deficit in the area of distribution of the cerebral arteries. |
1772 |
Cerebrospinal fluid leakage |
|
1770 |
Cerebrovascular accident, (CVA) |
See also Stroke Syndrome. |
1773 |
Cervical changes |
Changes such as abnormal, pathological, benign, malignant, etc. |
1774 |
Cesarean section (c-section) |
|
2570 |
Chemical exposure |
|
1775 |
Chemosis |
Excessive edema of the ocular conjunctiva. |
1776 |
Chest pain |
|
2463 |
Chest tightness/pressure |
|
2191 |
Chills |
Shivering or shaking, accompanied by a sense of cold and pallor of the skin. |
2464 |
Choking |
|
1777 |
Chorioamnionitis |
Inflammation of the chorion and amnion. |
2237 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, (COPD) |
A group of lung disorders characterized by obstruction of air flow, particularly on exhalation. The most common COPD disorders include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, and bronchiectasis. |
2572 |
Circulation, impaired |
|
2550 |
Claudication |
Limping or lameness. |
2626 |
Closed capsulotomy |
|
2600 |
Clotting |
|
2228 |
Clouding, central corneal |
Diffuse edema of the central region of the cornea, usually associated with the wearing of hard contact lenses, but may also occur in keratoconus. |
1778 |
Coagulation |
Process of clot formation. |
1779 |
Coagulopathy |
Any disorder of blood coagulation. |
2551 |
Cognitive changes |
Pertaining to or characterized by cognition. That operation of the mind which we become aware of objects of thought or perception; it includes all aspects of perceiving, thinking, or remembering. |
2189 |
Collagen disease |
Any of a group of diseases that although clinically distinct and not necessarily related etiologically, have in common widespread pathologic changes in the connective tissue; they include lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, polyarteritis nodosa, thrombotic purpura, rheumatic fever, and rheumatoid arthritis. |
2416 |
Collapse |
|
2552 |
Colostomy |
The surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body; also used to refer to the opening, or stoma, so created. |
2417 |
Coma |
A state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused, even by powerful stimulation. |
1781 |
Comatose |
|
2331 |
Complaint, ill-defined |
|
2627 |
Complete heart block |
|
2192 |
Concussion |
A violent jar or shock, or the condition which results from such an injury. |
2553 |
Confusion/disorientation |
|
1782 |
Congenital defect/deformity |
|
1783 |
Congestive heart failure |
A clinical syndrome due to heart disease, characterized by breathlessness and abnormal sodium and water retention, often resulting in edema. |
1784 |
Conjunctivitis |
Inflammation of the conjunctiva. |
1785 |
Conjunctivitis, giant papillary |
Allergic type of conjunctival inflammation associated with continuous wearing of soft contact lenses. Hard, flat papillae form a cobblestone pattern on undersurface of upper eyelid. |
1786 |
Connective tissue disease |
A group of generalized diseases affecting the connective tissue. |
2418 |
Consciousness, loss of |
|
1745 |
Contamination from blood/fluids |
The patient becomes contaminated from contact with blood/fluids on a device. |
2455 |
Contamination, chemical |
Patient becomes contaminated from exposure to chemicals associated with the use of the device. |
1125 |
Contraindicated patient |
Any special symptom or circumstance that renders the use of a remedy or the carrying out of a procedure inadvisable, usually because of the risk. |
1787 |
Contusion |
A bruise; an injury of a part without a break in the skin. |
2221 |
Convulsion |
A violent involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the voluntary muscles; seizure. |
2222 |
Convulsion, clonic |
A convulsion marked by alternating contracting and relaxing of the muscles. |
2223 |
Convulsion, tonic |
Prolonged contraction of the muscles, as the result of an epileptic discharge. |
1788 |
Core temperature rise |
Elevation of total body temperature. |
1792 |
Cornea, perforation of |
|
1789 |
Corneal abrasion |
Scraped area of corneal surface, accompanied by a loss of superficial tissue. |
1790 |
Corneal decompensation |
Inability to maintain corneal integrity; or corneal edema resulting from failure of the corneal endothelium to maintain detumescence. |
1791 |
Corneal edema |
Hazy, swollen cornea. |
2173 |
Corneal implant |
|
2231 |
Corneal infiltrates |
Discrete, small lesions present in the cornea as a result of corneal inflammation and, in some cases, after soft contact lens wear especially extended-wear lenses. |
1793 |
Corneal scar |
|
2233 |
Corneal sensitivity |
The capability of the cornea to respond to stimulation. |
1794 |
Corneal touch |
Complications of intraocular lens surgery; usually refers to intraocular lens contact with cornea, can be intermittent or chronic. |
1795 |
Corneal transplant |
|
1796 |
Corneal ulcer |
Area of epithelial tissue loss from corneal surface; associated with inflammatory cells in the cornea and anterior chamber. |
2539 |
Corneal whitening |
|
2193 |
Cramp(s) |
Painful, spasmodic muscular contractions. |
1797 |
Crushing injury |
Any type of crushing injury associated with device use or operation. |
2656 |
Cusp Tear |
|
2453 |
Cut(s) |
|
1798 |
Cyanosis |
A bluish discoloration, applied especially to such discoloration of skin and mucous membranes due to excessive concentration of reduced hemoglobin in the blood. |
1799 |
Cyclitis |
Inflammation of the ciliary body. |
1800 |
Cyst(s), formation of |
|
1957 |
Cytomegaloviral retinitis |
Opportunistic infection of the retina by cytomegalovirus, seen in patients with immunodeficiency; symptoms include retinal necrosis and hemorrhage, leading to blindness. |
2220 |
Cytomegalovirus (CVM) |
Appearance of enlarged infected cells altering cell formation and possible loss of fetus. |
1801 |
Deafness |
|
1855 |
Death, intrauterine fetal |
Death in utero; failure of the product of conception to show evidence of respiration, heart beat, or definite movement of a voluntary muscle after expulsion from the uterus, with no possibility of resuscitation. |
1802 |
Death/expired |
|
1803 |
Debris, bone shedding |
Shedding of accumulated bone fragments. |
2677 |
Decreased BCVA (Best Corrected Visual Acuity) |
|
2678 |
Decreased VA, Distant (Visual Acuity) |
|
2679 |
Decreased VA, Intermediate (Visual Acuity) |
|
2680 |
Decreased VA, Near (Visual Acuity) |
|
1805 |
Decreased apgar |
|
1806 |
Degeneration |
Deterioration; change from a higher to a lower form; especially change of tissue to a lower or less functionally active form. |
2502 |
Dehiscence |
|
1807 |
Dehydrated |
|
1156 |
Delamination |
Division into separate layers. |
1808 |
Dementia |
An organic mental syndrome characterized by a general loss of intellectual abilities involving impairment of memory, judgement, and abstract thinking as well as changes in personality. |
2224 |
Dementia, dialysis |
A severe, often fatal encephalopathy which has been attributed to accumulation in the brain of aluminum from dialysate prepared with inadequately purified water. |
1809 |
Deposits |
|
2361 |
Depression |
|
2253 |
Dermatomyositis |
Polymyositis occurring in association with characteristic inflammatory skin changes. |
2503 |
Deterioration |
|
1810 |
Device induced |
|
2364 |
Diabetic ketoacidosis |
A type of metabolic acidosis produced by accumulation of ketone bodies resulting from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. |
2452 |
Diaphoretic |
Pertaining to or characterized by, or promoting diaphoresis; an agent that produces diaphoresis. (Diaphoresis is the act of perspiration, especially profuse perspiration). |
1811 |
Diarrhea |
|
2670 |
Difficulty chewing |
|
2676 |
Diplopia |
|
2371 |
Disability |
|
2655 |
Disc impingement |
|
2225 |
Discharge |
An excretion or substance evacuated. |
2330 |
Discomfort |
|
2360 |
Disfigurement |
|
1813 |
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) |
A disorder characterized by reduction in the elements involved in blood coagulation due to their utilization in widespread blood clotting within the vessels. |
2601 |
Distention |
The state of being distended or enlarged. |
2329 |
Distress |
|
2194 |
Dizziness |
A sensation of unsteadiness with a feeling of movement within the head. |
2602 |
Drainage |
|
1814 |
Dry eye(s) |
|
2363 |
Dyskinesia |
Difficulty moving; distortion or impairment of voluntary movement, as in tic, spasm, or myoclonus. |
1815 |
Dysphagia |
Difficulty in swallowing. |
2195 |
Dysphasia |
Impairment of speech. |
1816 |
Dyspnea |
Difficult or labored breathing. |
1817 |
EKG/ECG changes |
Changes in cardiac electrical activity. |
1818 |
Ecchymosis |
A small hemorrhagic spot in the skin or mucous membrane forming a nonelevated, rounded, or irregular blue or purplish spot. |
1819 |
Ectopic pregnancy |
Development of the fertilized ovum outside of the uterine cavity. |
1820 |
Edema |
Accumulation of an excessive amount of fluid in or around cells, tissues or body cavities. |
1822 |
Edema, macular |
Swelling of the macula. |
1823 |
Edema, microcytic |
Swelling of abnormally small red blood cells. |
1824 |
Edema, stromal |
Fluid from the aqueous humor enters the corneal stroma and causes swelling. |
2010 |
Effusion |
The presence of fluid. |
2554 |
Electric shock |
|
1826 |
Electro-mechanical dissociation |
Continued electrical rhythmicity of the heart in the absence of effective mechanical function. |
1827 |
Electrocution |
The passage of electrical current through the body. |
2196 |
Electrolyte imbalance |
Higher or lower than normal values for the serum electrolytes; usually affecting NA, K, CHL, CO2, glucose, bun. |
1829 |
Embolism |
Sudden blocking of an artery by a clot or foreign material which has been brought to its site of lodgement by the blood current. |
1830 |
Embolus |
A mass of clotted blood or other formed elements, such as bubbles of air, calcium fragments, etc. brought by the blood from another vessel and forced into a smaller one, thus obstructing the circulation. |
1831 |
Emotional changes |
|
1832 |
Emphysema, pulmonary |
A condition of the lung characterized by increase beyond normal in the size of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, either from dilatation of the alveoli or from destruction of their walls. |
2429 |
Encephalitis |
Inflammation of the brain. |
1833 |
Encephalopathy |
Any degenerative disease of the brain. |
1834 |
Endocarditis |
Inflammation of the endocardium (the endothelial lining membrane of the heart and the connective tissue bed on which it lies). |
1835 |
Endophthalmitis |
Inflammation involving the ocular cavities and their adjacent structures. |
2236 |
Endotoxin |
Toxic substance from gram-negative bacteria that has a broad spectrum of biological activities, including pyrogenicity. |
2327 |
Entrapment |
Patient becomes entangled or caught in side rails of bed. |
1838 |
Enzyme elevation, cardiac |
|
2150 |
Epithelial marsupialization |
Establishing a pouch of what was formerly an enclosed cyst. |
1750 |
Erosion |
An eating away or breakdown of any type of external or internal human tissue including but not limited to skin, teeth, mucosa, or somatic, which involves only the outer tissue layer. When tissue surrounds an implanted device, the tissue breakdown may result in migration and loss of the implant material and may result in further complications such as infection or abscess. |
1839 |
Eructate |
To belch, the casting of upwind from the stomach. |
1840 |
Erythema |
Redness of the skin produced by congestion of the capillaries. |
2398 |
Esophagus, laceration(s) of |
|
2399 |
Esophagus, perforation of |
|
2628 |
Exit block |
|
2663 |
Expulsion |
|
1841 |
Exsanguination |
Extensive loss of blood due to internal or external hemorrhage. |
1842 |
Extravasation |
A discharge or escape, as of blood, from a vessel into the tissues. |
1843 |
Extreme exhaustion |
Extreme fatigue; inability to respond to stimuli. |
1844 |
Extrusion |
Thrusting or pushing out; expulsion by force. |
2402 |
Extubate |
|
1845 |
Eye injury |
|
1846 |
Facial nerve paralysis |
Weakening or paralysis of the facial nerve. |
1847 |
Fainting |
Extremely weak; threatened with syncope. |
1848 |
Fall |
|
2375 |
Fasciitis |
Inflammation of fascia. |
1849 |
Fatigue |
|
1850 |
Feeding problems |
|
1852 |
Fetal brain injury |
Injury occurring as a result of the delivery process. |
1854 |
Fetal core temperature rise |
Elevation of total body temperature. |
1856 |
Fetal distress |
|
1857 |
Fetal scalp laceration(s) |
|
1858 |
Fever |
Elevation of body temperature above normal. |
1859 |
Fiberoptic fragments, unretrieved in body |
|
1860 |
Fibromyitis |
Inflammation and fibrous degeneration of a muscle. |
1861 |
Fibrosis |
The formation of fibrous tissue; fibroid or fibrous degeneration. |
2239 |
First use syndrome |
A symptom complex characterized by nervousness, chest pain, back pain, palpations, pruritus, and other usually mild symptoms occurring minutes following the initiation of dialysis with a new dialyzer. |
1862 |
Fistula |
An abnormal passage or communication, usually between two internal organs, or leading from an internal organ to the surface of the body. |
1864 |
Flashers |
A sudden or brief burst of light. |
1865 |
Flatus |
Gas or air in the gastrointestinal tract. |
1866 |
Floaters, vitreous |
"Spots before the eyes"; deposits in the vitreous of the eye, usually moving about and probably representing fine aggregates of vitreous protein occurring as a benign degenerative change. |
2667 |
Follow-up bowel resection required |
|
2430 |
Forced expiratory volume (FEV), decreased |
A decrease in the fraction of the forced vital capacity that is exhaled in a specific number of seconds. |
2431 |
Forced expiratory volume (FEV), increased |
An increase in the fraction of the forced vital capacity that is exhaled in a specific number of seconds. |
1868 |
Foreign body reaction |
A granulomatous inflammatory reaction evoked by the presence of an exogenous material in the tissues, a characteristic feature of which is the formation of foreign body giant cells. |
1869 |
Foreign body sensation |
Feeling of grittiness or having something in the eye; frequently caused by a foreign body. Other possible causes include corneal abrasion, corneal ulcer, inturned eye lash or acute conjunctivitis. |
2365 |
Foreign body, removal of |
|
1870 |
Fracture(s) |
The breaking of a part; e.g. a bone, tooth, etc. |
2351 |
Fracture, arm |
|
2369 |
Fracture, delayed union |
|
2349 |
Fracture, hip |
|
2077 |
Fracture, skull |
|
2428 |
Fracture, tooth |
|
1872 |
Fungus |
|
1873 |
Gangrene |
Death of tissue, usually in considerable mass and generally associated with loss of vascular (nutritive) supply and followed by bacterial invasion and putrefaction. |
1874 |
Gastritis |
Inflammation of the stomach. |
1875 |
Glaucoma |
A group of eye diseases characterized by an increase in intraocular pressure which causes pathological changes in the optic disk and typical defects in the field of vision. |
1876 |
Granuloma |
Any small nodular delimited aggregation of mononuclear inflammatory cells. |
2152 |
Great vessel perforation |
The large vessels entering the heart, including the aorta, the pulmonary arteries and veins, and the venae cavae. |
2197 |
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus |
A cytopathic retrovirus. It is the etiological agent of AIDS. |
1877 |
Hair loss |
|
2227 |
Halo |
Hazy ring around bright lights seen by some patients with refractive error or optical defects, e.g. cataracts, or corneal swelling. |
1878 |
Haze |
|
1879 |
Head injury |
|
1880 |
Headache |
|
2186 |
Headache, lumbar puncture |
Headache in erect position, after lumbar puncture; due to lowering of intracranial pressure by leakage of cerebrospinal fluid through the needle tract. |
2378 |
Healing, impaired |
|
1881 |
Hearing impairment |
|
1882 |
Hearing loss |
|
2206 |
Heart failure |
Inability of the heart to pump blood at an adequate rate to fill tissue metabolic requirements or the ability to do so only at an elevated filling pressure. |
2556 |
Heart rate, decreased |
|
2557 |
Heart rate, increased |
|
2476 |
Heart valve repair |
|
1883 |
Heartburn |
|
2666 |
Heavier menses |
|
1884 |
Hematoma |
A localized collection of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space, or tissue, due to a break in the wall of a blood vessel. |
2558 |
Hematuria |
Blood in the urine. |
1288 |
Hemoconcentration |
An increase in the concentration of blood cells resulting from the loss of plasma or water from the blood stream. |
1885 |
Hemodialysis |
The removal of certain elements from the blood by virtue of the difference in the rates of their diffusion through a semipermeable membrane. |
1886 |
Hemolysis |
The destruction of red blood cells and the subsequent release of hemoglobin into the plasma. |
2279 |
Hemolytic anemia |
An anemia resulting from the destruction of red blood cells. |
1887 |
Hemoptysis |
The expectoration of blood or of blood- stained sputum. |
1888 |
Hemorrhage |
The escape of blood from the vessels; bleeding. |
1889 |
Hemorrhage, cerebral |
Hemorrhage into the cerebrum. See also Stroke Syndrome. |
1890 |
Hemorrhage, extradural |
Intracranial hemorrhage into the epidural space. |
1891 |
Hemorrhage, intracranial |
Bleeding within the cranium, which may extradural, subdural, subarachnoid, or cerebral. |
1892 |
Hemorrhage, intraventricular |
Extravasation of blood into the ventricular system of the brain. |
1893 |
Hemorrhage, subarachnoid |
Intracranial hemorrhage into the subarachnoid space. |
1894 |
Hemorrhage, subdural |
Cerebral hemorrhage into the subdural space. See also Stroke Syndrome. |
2603 |
Hemorrhage, subgaleal |
|
1895 |
Hemostasis |
The arrest of bleeding, either by the physiological properties of vasoconstriction and coagulation or by surgical means. |
1896 |
Hemothorax |
A collection of blood in the pleural cavity. |
1897 |
Hepatitis |
Inflammation of the liver. |
2240 |
Hernia |
A protrusion of a loop or knuckle or an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening. |
1898 |
Herpes |
Any inflammatory skin disease caused by a herpesvirus and characterized by the formation of small vesicles in clusters. |
1899 |
Hiccups |
|
1900 |
Hives |
Urticaria. |
2580 |
Hospitalization required |
|
1297 |
Host-tissue reaction |
Growth of tissue in or around a foreign body as the body's antibody response to the foreign body. |
2153 |
Hot flashes |
|
1901 |
Hyaloid face, rupture of |
|
1903 |
Hyperbilirubinemia |
Excessive concentrations of bilirubin in the blood, which may lead to jaundice. |
1904 |
Hyperemia |
The presence of an increased amount of blood in a part or organ; engorgement. |
1905 |
Hyperglycemia |
Abnormally high concentration of glucose in the circulating blood. |
2242 |
Hypernatremia |
Excessive amount of sodium in the blood. A hazard associated with the use of softeners in hemodialysis. |
1906 |
Hyperplasia |
The abnormal multiplication or increase in the number of normal cells in normal arrangement in a tissue. |
1907 |
Hypersensitivity |
A state of altered reactivity in which the body reacts with an exaggerated immune response to a foreign substance. |
1908 |
Hypertension |
Persistently high arterial blood pressure. |
1909 |
Hyperthermia |
Abnormally high body temperature; especially that induced by therapeutic purposes. |
1910 |
Hyperventilation |
Abnormally prolonged, rapid, and deep breathing. |
2664 |
Hypervolemia |
|
1911 |
Hyphema |
Hemorrhage within the anterior chamber of the eye; bloodshot. |
2352 |
Hypoesthesia |
Consisting of abnormally decreased sensitivity, particularly to touch. |
2353 |
Hypoesthesia, arm/hand |
Consisting of abnormally decreased sensitivity, particularly to touch. |
2354 |
Hypoesthesia, foot/leg |
Consisting of abnormally decreased sensitivity, particularly to touch. |
1912 |
Hypoglycemia |
An abnormally small concentration of glucose in the blood. |
1913 |
Hypopyon |
An accumulation of pus in the anterior chamber of the eye. |
1914 |
Hypotension |
Abnormally low blood pressure, as seen in shock. |
1915 |
Hypothermia |
Abnormally low body temperature. |
1916 |
Hypoventilation |
A state in which there is a reduced amount of air entering the pulmonary alveoli. |
2243 |
Hypovolemia |
Abnormally decreased volume of circulating fluid (plasma) in body. |
1918 |
Hypoxia |
Decrease below normal levels of oxygen in inspired gases, arterial blood or tissue. |
2210 |
Hypoxia, fetal |
Hypoxia in utero, caused by conditions such as inadequate placental function (often abruptio placentae), preeclamptic toxicity, prolapse of the umbilical cord, or complications from anesthetic administration. |
* |
INVALID DATA |
|
2498 |
Iatogenic source |
|
1922 |
Iatrogenic lesion |
Denoting any adverse condition in a patient occurring as the result of treatment by a physician or surgeon, especially infections acquired by the patient during the course of the treatment. |
2406 |
Identified diagnosis |
|
1923 |
Idioventricular rhythm |
Relating to or affecting the cardiac ventricles alone. |
2672 |
Immobility of the joint |
|
2156 |
Immuno-deficiency |
A deficiency of immune response or a disorder characterized by deficient immune response. |
1924 |
Implant, failure of |
An object or material, such as an alloplastic or radioactive material or tissue, partially or totally inserted or grafted into the body for prosthetic, therapeutic, diagnostic, or experimental purposes. |
1925 |
Impotence |
Lack of power. |
2155 |
Improved patient condition |
|
1927 |
Incompetent cervix |
One that is abnormally prone to dilate in the second trimester of pregnancy, resulting in premature expulsion of the fetus. |
1928 |
Incontinence |
Inability to control excretory functions. |
1930 |
Infection |
|
1735 |
Infection, bacterial |
|
2244 |
Infection, direct |
Infection produced by direct contact with another person. |
2419 |
Infection, fungal |
|
2245 |
Infection, indirect |
Infection transmitted by water, food or other means of conveyance. |
1933 |
Infection, intraocular |
Infection within the eye. |
2246 |
Infection, pyrogenic |
An infection caused by pus-producing organisms. |
2247 |
Infection, subclinical |
Infection associated with no detectable symptoms but caused by microorganisms capable of producing easily recognizable diseases, such a poliomyelitis or mumps. |
2420 |
Infection, upper respiratory tract |
|
2120 |
Infection, urinary tract |
|
2248 |
Infection, viral |
|
2499 |
Infective agents |
|
2174 |
Infiltrates |
To penetrate a tissue or substance. |
1931 |
Infiltration |
The diffusion or accumulation in a tissue or cells of substances not normal to it or in amounts in excess of the normal. |
1932 |
Inflammation |
|
2348 |
Injury |
|
1926 |
Insufficiency, valvular |
Dysfunction of one of the cardiac valves, with incomplete valve closure resulting in valvular regurgitation. |
2665 |
Intermenstrual bleeding |
|
1333 |
Intimal dissection |
Pertaining to the inner layer of the blood vessels. |
1936 |
Intraocular pressure (IOP), delayed, uncontrolled |
Changes in the fluid pressure inside the eye. |
1937 |
Intraocular pressure rise, (IOPR) |
Increase of pressure of the intraocular fluid in the eye. |
2662 |
Intraoperative pain |
|
1938 |
Intravasation |
The entrance of foreign matter into a blood vessel. |
2559 |
Intubation |
|
1940 |
Iritis |
Inflammation of the iris. |
2421 |
Irritability |
|
1941 |
Irritation |
|
1942 |
Ischemia |
Deficiency of blood in a part due to functional constriction or actual obstruction of a blood vessel. |
2493 |
Ischemic heart disease |
|
1943 |
Itching |
|
2187 |
Jaundice |
A syndrome characterized by hyperbilirubinemia and deposition of bile pigment in the skin and mucous membranes with a resulting yellow appearance of the patient. |
2374 |
Joint dislocation |
|
2373 |
Joint disorder |
|
2356 |
Joint swelling |
|
1944 |
Keratitis |
Inflammation of the cornea. |
1945 |
Keratitis, acanthamoeba |
Keratitis due to infection by acanthamoeba; it is usually associated with soft contact lens wear, particularly overnight wear. |
1341 |
LAL test (limulus amebocyte lysate) |
An extract of blood cells from the horseshoe crab is exposed to a blood sample from a patient to test for gram negative endotoxin. |
2465 |
Labor, premature |
|
1946 |
Laceration(s) |
|
2366 |
Laparotomy |
Surgical incision through the flank; abdominal section at any point to gain access to the peritoneal cavity. |
1353 |
Leaflet disruption |
A separation of the cusp of a heart valve. |
2492 |
Leaflet disruption due to calcification |
|
2494 |
Leaflet disruption due to host tissue overgrowth |
|
2495 |
Leaflet disruption due to infection |
|
2500 |
Leaflet disruption due to suture abrasion |
|
2496 |
Leaflet disruption, cause unknown |
|
2201 |
Leak(s), perivalvular |
The escape of blood around a heart valve, particularly around its leaflets. |
1947 |
Left ventricular dysfunction |
|
1948 |
Left ventricular failure |
Failure of adequate output by the left ventricle despite an increase in distending pressure and in end-diastolic volume, with dyspnea, orthopnea, and other signs and symptoms of pulmonary congestion and edema. |
1949 |
Left ventricular hypertrophy |
Enlargement or overgrowth of the myocardium of the left ventricle, due to chronic pressure overload. |
2641 |
Lens, replacement of |
|
1950 |
Lesion |
Any pathological or traumatic discontinuity of tissue or loss of function of a part. |
1951 |
Lesions in the target points |
|
2560 |
Lethargic |
|
1952 |
Ligament(s), damage to |
|
2671 |
Limited mobility of the implanted joint |
|
1953 |
Liver contusion |
Bruising of the liver. |
1954 |
Liver dysfunction |
|
1955 |
Liver laceration(s) |
|
2501 |
Low cardiac output |
|
2397 |
Lung, overinflation of |
|
1956 |
Lupus |
A localized destruction or degeneration of the skin caused by various cutaneous diseases. |
2359 |
Malaise |
A vague feeling of bodily discomfort and fatigue. |
2370 |
Mammogram, abnormal |
|
2573 |
Manual ventilation required |
|
2198 |
Mediastinal shift |
Normal location of the mediastinum changes to the right or left, depending upon the underlying cause. |
2014 |
Megophthalmos |
Abnormally large eyeball. |
1388 |
Membrane, breakage of |
|
1958 |
Memory loss |
|
2389 |
Meningitis |
Inflammation of the meninges, usually by either a bacterium or a virus. |
1959 |
Menstrual irregularities |
Deviations from the normal process; e.g. delayed, difficult, profuse, scanty, unusual bleeding, etc. |
1960 |
Microcyst(s) |
A tiny cyst, frequently of such dimensions that a magnifying lens or microscope is required for observation. |
2232 |
Microcysts, epithelial |
Very small, round vesicles containing fluid and cellular debris observed on the surface of the cornea under slit-lamp examination in some types of corneal dystrophy and in wearers of extended-wear lenses. |
1961 |
Microperforation(s) |
Small holes made through a part or a substance. |
2249 |
Migration |
Pass from one part of the body or organ to another. |
1962 |
Miscarriage |
Loss of the products of conception from the uterus before the fetus is viable; spontaneous abortion. |
2159 |
Misdiagnosis |
A wrong or mistaken diagnosis. |
2561 |
Missed dose |
|
1963 |
Mitral insufficiency |
Defective functioning of the mitral valve, with incomplete closure resulting in mitral regurgitation. |
2512 |
Mitral perforation |
|
1964 |
Mitral regurgitation |
The backward flow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium, owing to insufficiency of the mitral valve; it may be acute or chronic, usually due to mitral valve prolapse, rheumatic heart disease or a complication of cardiac dilatation. |
1965 |
Mitral stenosis |
Narrowing of the left atrioventricular mitral orifice. |
2471 |
Mitral valve prolapse |
Prolapse of the mitral valve, often with regurgitation, associated with myxomatous proliferation of the leaflets of the mitral valve. |
2376 |
Mitral valve replacement |
|
1966 |
Muscle spasm(s) |
A sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. |
1412 |
Muscle stimulation |
|
1967 |
Muscle weakness |
|
1968 |
Muscular rigidity |
Stiffness or inflexibility. |
2161 |
Muscular tics |
An involuntary, compulsive, repetitive stereotyped movement, usually of the face or shoulders. |
2238 |
Myalgia |
Pain in a muscle or muscles. |
1763 |
Myocardial contusion |
A bruise to the heart. |
1969 |
Myocardial infarction, (MI) |
Gross necrosis of the myocardium, as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area, as in coronary thrombosis. |
2470 |
Myocarditis |
Inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart. |
NI |
NO INFORMATION |
|
NA |
NOT APPLICABLE |
|
2466 |
Nasal obstruction |
|
1970 |
Nausea |
An unpleasant sensation; symptoms resulting from an inclination to vomit. |
1971 |
Necrosis |
Pathologic death of one or more cells, or a portion of tissue or organ, resulting from irreversible damage. |
1972 |
Necrosis of flap tissue |
|
1413 |
Necrosis, pressure |
Death of tissue due to external pressure. |
2462 |
Needle stick/puncture |
|
1974 |
Neonatal deformities |
|
1975 |
Neonatal hearing impairment |
|
1976 |
Neonatal hearing loss |
|
1978 |
Neovascularization |
New blood vessel formation in abnormal tissue or in abnormal positions. |
1979 |
Nerve damage |
|
2650 |
Nerve proximity NOS (not otherwise specified) |
|
1980 |
Nerve stimulation, undesired |
|
1981 |
Neural tissue damage |
|
1982 |
Neurological deficit/dysfunction |
|
1983 |
Neuropathy |
Functional disturbances or pathological changes in the peripheral nervous system. |
1417 |
Nicks, cuts or tears of dura or other tissues by device |
|
2162 |
Nipple sensation, changes in/loss of |
|
2441 |
Nipple ulceration |
|
2648 |
No Patient involvement |
|
2199 |
No consequences or impact to patient |
|
2250 |
Nonpyrogenic |
Free from fever producing substances. |
2276 |
Nonresorbable materials, unretrieved in body |
|
2411 |
Nonspecific |
|
2415 |
Numbness |
|
2422 |
Obstruction |
|
1984 |
Occlusion |
The act of closure or the state of being closed; an obstruction; the relationship between all of the components of the masticatory system in normal function, dysfunction, and parafunction; momentary complete closure of some area in the vocal tract, causing stoppage of the breath and accumulation of pressure. |
1986 |
Optical nerve damage |
|
1987 |
Organ(s), perforation of |
|
1428 |
Ossification |
The formation of bone or of a bony substance; the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance. |
2649 |
Osteointegration, inadequate |
|
2377 |
Osteolysis |
Dissolution of bone; applied especially to the removal or loss of the calcium of bone. |
2651 |
Osteopenia |
|
2200 |
Other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified) |
|
1436 |
Overcorrection |
|
1988 |
Overdose |
|
1989 |
Overmedicated |
|
1990 |
Oversedated |
|
1991 |
Overstimulation |
|
2234 |
Overwear syndrome |
Ocular pain which may be very intense, accompanied by corneal epithelium damage, conjunctival injection, lacrimation, blepharospasm, photophobia and hazy vision following corneal edema caused by overwear of contact lenses, principally the PMMA type. |
2478 |
Oxygen saturation, high |
The calculated measurements indicating the degree to which oxygen is bound to hemoglobin is high. |
2477 |
Oxygen saturation, low |
The calculated measurements indicating the degree to which oxygen is bound to hemoglobin is low. |
1994 |
Pain |
|
2388 |
Pain relief, inadequate |
|
1685 |
Pain, abdominal |
|
2433 |
Pain, neck |
|
1995 |
Painful stimulation |
|
2468 |
Pallor |
Paleness; decrease or absence of the skin coloration. |
2467 |
Palpitations |
A sensation of an unduly rapid or irregular heart beat. |
1447 |
Pannus formation |
Superficial vascularization of the cornea with infiltration of granulation tissue; an inflammatory exudate overlying the lining layer of synovial cells on the inside of a joint. |
1997 |
Paralysis |
Loss or impairment of motor function in a part due to lesion of the neural or muscular mechanism. |
2448 |
Paraplegia |
Paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body. |
1998 |
Paresis |
A slight or incomplete paralysis. |
2435 |
Peak expiratory flowrate, decreased |
A decrease of the greatest rate of flow that can be achieved during forced expiration beginning with the lungs fully inflated. |
2436 |
Peak expiratory flowrate, increased |
An increase of the greatest rate of flow that can be achieved during forced expiration beginning with the lungs fully inflated. |
1999 |
Peeling |
A peeling off or loss of epidermis, as in sunburn, postscarlatinal peeling, or toxic epidermal necrolysis. |
2000 |
Pelvic inflammatory disease, (PID) |
Any pelvic infection involving the upper female genital tract beyond the cervix. |
2001 |
Perforation |
|
2002 |
Peripheral vascular disease |
|
2003 |
Peritoneal laceration(s) |
|
2252 |
Peritonitis |
Inflammation of the peritoneum. |
2362 |
Peroneal nerve palsy |
Paralysis of the nerves located in the legs. |
2367 |
Pharyngitis |
Inflammation of the pharynx. |
2004 |
Phlebitis |
Inflammation of a vein. |
2164 |
Phosphene visualization |
An objective visual sensation that appears with the eyes closed and in the absence of visual light. |
2165 |
Phototoxicity |
A nonimmunologic, chemically induced type of photosensitivity. |
2009 |
Pleomorphism |
The assumption of various distinct forms by a single organism or species; also the property of crystallizing in 2 or more forms. |
2011 |
Pneumonia |
Inflammation of the lungs with consolidation. |
2012 |
Pneumothorax |
Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process or to be induced deliberately. |
2013 |
Pocket erosion |
Erosion of patient's skin pocket which houses a device. |
2604 |
Polydipsia |
Chronic excessive intake of water; it may be from an organic cause, such as the dehydration of diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, or a reaction to medication, or from a psychological cause. When untreated it can lead to water intoxication. |
1992 |
Polymyositis |
A chronic inflammatory disease of the skeletal muscle, characterized by symmetrical weakness of the limb girdles, neck and pharynx, usually associated with pain and tenderness, and sometimes proceeded or followed by manifestations typical of scleroderma, arthritis, systemic lupus, erythematosus or Sjorgen's Syndrome. |
2015 |
Positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA) |
Antibodies directed against nuclear antigens; almost invariably found in systemic lupus erythematosus and are frequently found in rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Sjogren's Syndrome and mixed connective tissue disease. |
2642 |
Postoperative refraction, unexpected |
|
2326 |
Pressure sores/ulcers |
|
2475 |
Prolapse |
The falling down, or sinking, of a part or viscus. |
2514 |
Protrusion |
|
2605 |
Pseudoaneurysm |
Dilatation and tortuosity of a vessel, giving the appearance of an aneurysm. |
2620 |
Ptosis |
|
2480 |
Pulmonary arterial wedge pressure, high |
The measurement of the mean left arterial pressure, as measured by a catheter introduced into the distal pulmonary artery, is high. |
2479 |
Pulmonary arterial wedge pressure, low |
The measurement of the mean left pulmonary arterial pressure, as measured by a catheter introduced into the distal pulmonary artery, is low. |
2481 |
Pulmonary arterial wedge pressure, normal |
The measurement of the mean left arterial pressure, as measured by a catheter introduced into the distal pulmonary artery, is normal. |
2019 |
Pulmonary dysfunction |
|
2020 |
Pulmonary edema |
Abnormal, diffuse, extravascular accumulation of fluid in the pulmonary tissues and air spaces due to changes in hydrostatic forces in the capillaries or to increased capillary permeability. |
1498 |
Pulmonary embolism |
The closure of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches by an embolus, sometimes associated with infarction of the lung. |
2021 |
Pulmonary infarction |
Localized necrosis of lung tissue caused by obstruction of the arterial blood supply, most often due to pulmonary embolism. |
2022 |
Pulmonary insufficiency |
Defective functioning of the pulmonary valve, with incomplete closure resulting in pulmonic regurgitation. |
2023 |
Pulmonary regurgitation |
The backflow of blood from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle, owing to insufficiency of the pulmonic semilunar valve. |
2024 |
Pulmonary stenosis |
Narrowing of the opening between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle, usually at the level of the valve leaflets. |
2474 |
Pulmonary valve replacement |
|
2606 |
Pulse, diminished |
|
2469 |
Pulse, irregular |
A pulse that beats at irregular intervals. |
2562 |
Pulse, loss of |
|
2025 |
Punctured blood vessels |
|
2026 |
Pupillary block |
An obstruction of the pupil. |
1812 |
Purulent discharge |
Consisting of or containing pus; associated with the formation of or caused by pus. |
2027 |
Pus |
A liquid inflammation product consisting of leukocytes and the debris of dead cells and tissue elements. |
2028 |
Pyrogenic |
Inducing fever. |
2449 |
Quadriplegia |
Paralysis of all four limbs. |
1510 |
Radiation overdose |
|
2256 |
Radiation sickness syndrome |
Radiation induced skin desquamation |
2166 |
Radiation underdose |
|
2255 |
Radiodermatitis |
A cutaneous inflammatory reaction occurring as a result of exposure to biologically effective levels of ionizing radiation. |
2032 |
Range of motion, loss of |
|
2033 |
Rash |
|
2034 |
Raynaud's phenomenon |
Intermittent bilateral attacks of ischemia of the fingers or toes and sometimes of the ears or nose, marked by severe pallor, and often accompanied by paresthesia and pain. |
2414 |
Reaction |
|
2442 |
Reaction, injection site |
|
2035 |
Reaction, local |
A reaction that occurs at or about the site of infection or the point of injection. |
2254 |
Reaction, pyrogenic |
A physical response to the presence of endotoxins in the bloodstream, which is characterized by fever and occasionally chills and shaking rigors. |
2036 |
Reaction, systemic |
A reaction pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole. |
2038 |
Red eye(s) |
Lay term applied to any condition with dilation of conjunctival or ciliary blood vessels; innumerable causes, especially irritation and infection. |
2259 |
Regurgitation |
Flow in the opposite direction from normal, as the casting up of undigested food or gas from the stomach, or the backward flowing of blood into the heart, or between the chambers of the heart when a valve is incompetent. |
2335 |
Regurgitation, valvular |
Regurgitation of the blood of the heart valves owning to imperfect closing, insufficiency or incompetency of the valves. |
2403 |
Reinfusion |
|
2392 |
Reintubate |
|
2039 |
Renal disease (ESRD), end stage |
Chronic, irreversible renal failure. |
2041 |
Renal failure |
The inability of a kidney to excrete metabolites at normal plasma levels under conditions of normal loading or the inability to retain electrolytes under conditions of normal intake. |
1985 |
Reocclusion |
|
2482 |
Respiratory acidosis |
A state due to excess retention of carbon dioxide in the body. |
2483 |
Respiratory alkalosis |
A pathologic condition resulting from accumulation of base, or from loss of acid without comparable loss of base in the body fluids, and characterized by decrease in hydrogen ion concentration. |
2044 |
Respiratory arrest |
Cessation of breathing. |
2045 |
Respiratory distress |
Difficulty breathing. |
2046 |
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of newborns |
A condition of the newborn marked by dyspnea with cyanosis, most frequently occurring in premature infants, children of diabetic mothers and infants delivered by cesarean section, and sometimes with no predisposing cause. |
2484 |
Respiratory failure |
A persistent condition of abnormaly low arterial oxygen tension or abnormally high carbon dioxide tension. |
2485 |
Respiratory rate, decreased |
|
2486 |
Respiratory rate, increased |
|
2400 |
Resuscitation |
|
2048 |
Retina, damage to |
|
2049 |
Retina, degeneration of |
|
2047 |
Retina, detached |
|
2050 |
Retina, tear(s) in |
|
2051 |
Retrograde |
Moving backward; degenerating; reversing the normal order of growth and development. |
2052 |
Retrograde flow |
Moving backward or against the usual direction of flow. |
2053 |
Rheumatic heart disease |
The most important manifestation of and sequel to rheumatic fever, consisting chiefly of valvular deformities. |
2054 |
Right ventricular dysfunction |
|
2055 |
Right ventricular failure |
Failure of proper functioning of the right ventricle, with venous engorgement, hepatic enlargement, and subcutaneous edema. |
2056 |
Right ventricular hypertrophy |
Enlargement or overgrowth of the myocardium of the right ventricle, due chronic pressure overload. |
2208 |
Rupture |
|
1551 |
Rupture due to stress from capsular contracture |
|
2487 |
ST segment depression |
The interval from the end of ventricular depolarization to the onset of the T wave; it is usually isoelectric in normal subjects. |
2059 |
ST segment elevation |
Evaluation of the interval from the end of ventricular depolarization to the onset of the T wave; it is usually isoelectric in normal subjects. |
2358 |
Scar excision |
Removal of scar tissue. |
2060 |
Scar tissue |
Formation of new tissue formed in the healing of a wound. |
2061 |
Scarring |
|
2062 |
Scleroderma |
Chronic hardening and thickening of the skin, which may be a finding in several different diseases, occurring in a localized or focal form and as a systemic disease. |
2368 |
Sedation |
|
2063 |
Seizures |
An attack or recurrence of a disease; a single episode of epilepsy. |
2261 |
Seizures, absence |
The seizure seen in absence epilepsy, consisting of a sudden momentary break in consciousness of thought or activity, often accompanied by automatisms or clonic movements, especially of the eyelids. |
2260 |
Seizures, focal |
Partial seizure. |
2064 |
Seizures, focal motor |
A simple partial seizure consisting of clonus or spasm of a muscle or muscle group; it may be single or in a continuous and repetitive series or may spread to adjacent muscles. |
2168 |
Seizures, grand-mal |
A symptomatic form of epilepsy often preceded by an aura; characterized by loss of consciousness with generalized tonic- clonic seizures. |
2169 |
Seizures, petit-mal |
Epilepsy characterized by absence seizures. |
2065 |
Sensitivity |
|
2066 |
Sensitization |
Administration of antigen to induce a primary immune response; exposure to allergen that results in the development of hypersensitivity. |
2067 |
Sepsis |
The presence in the blood or other tissues of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins. |
2069 |
Seroma |
A tumor-like collection of serum in the tissues. |
2070 |
Severed digit(s), (finger or toe) |
|
2515 |
Shaking/tremors |
|
2072 |
Shock |
A sudden disturbance of mental equilibrium; a condition of profound hemodynamic and metabolic disturbance characterized by failure of the circulatory system to maintain adequate perfusion of vital organs. |
1693 |
Shock, acoustic |
|
1703 |
Shock, anaphylactic |
Pertaining to anaphylaxis. |
2262 |
Shock, cardiogenic |
Shock resulting from primary failure of the heart in its pumping function, as in myocardial infarction, severe cardiomyopathy, or mechanical obstruction or compression of the heart. |
1917 |
Shock, hypovolemic |
Shock resulting from insufficient blood volume for the maintenance of adequate cardiac output, blood pressure and tissue perfusion. |
2264 |
Shock, insulin |
A hypoglycemic reaction to overdosage of insulin, a skipped meal, or strenuous exercise in an insulin-dependent diabetic. |
2265 |
Shock, neurogenic |
Shock resulting from neurogenic vasodilation, which can be produced by cerebral trauma or hemorrhage, spinal cord injury, deep general or spinal anesthesia, or toxic central nervous system depression. |
2266 |
Shock, postoperative |
A state of shock following a surgical operation. |
2068 |
Shock, septic |
Shock associated with overwhelming infection, most commonly infection with gram-negative bacteria. |
2267 |
Shock, surgical |
Shock that occurs during or after a surgical operation. |
2268 |
Shock, traumatic |
Any shock produced by trauma. |
2277 |
Sinus, perforation of |
|
2073 |
Sjogren's syndrome |
A symptom complex of unknown etiology, marked by the triad of keratoconjunctivitis sicca, xerostomia, and the presence of a connective tissue disease, usually rheumatoid arthritis but sometimes systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma or polymyositis. |
2074 |
Skin discoloration |
|
2075 |
Skin erosion |
A gradual breakdown or very shallow ulceration of the skin which involves only the epidermis and heals without scarring. |
2443 |
Skin inflammation |
|
2076 |
Skin irritation |
|
2516 |
Skin tears |
|
2517 |
Sleep disturbances |
|
2251 |
Sneezing |
|
2396 |
Sore throat |
|
2079 |
Soreness |
|
2432 |
Spinal cord injury |
|
2081 |
Spinal injury |
|
2082 |
Spotting |
|
2083 |
Sprain |
|
1593 |
Stacking breaths |
Condition where there are a greater number of inhalations relative to the number of exhalations. |
2178 |
Staining |
Associated with contact lens wear, due to an inadequate spreading of the tear film over the cornea as a result of incomplete and/or infrequent blinking. |
2058 |
Staphyloccus aureus |
A species comprising the yellow-pigmented, coagulase-positive pathogenic forms of the genus, causing serious suppurative infections and systemic disease; they produce toxins that cause food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome. |
2263 |
Stenosis |
Narrowing or stricture of a duct or canal. |
2509 |
Stent distortion |
|
2434 |
Stiffness, neck |
|
2084 |
Strangulation |
Chocking or arrest of respiration due to occlusion of the air passageway; arrest of circulation in a part due to compression. |
2085 |
Stricture |
Decrease in the caliber of a canal, duct, or other passage, as a result of cicatricial contraction or the deposition of abnormal tissue. |
2086 |
Stroke |
A sudden and severe attack. |
2336 |
Stroke syndrome |
A condition with sudden onset caused by acute vascular lesions of the brain, such as infarction from hemorrhage, embolism, thrombosis or rupturing aneurysm. See also: cerebrovascular accident (CVA), cerebral hemorrhage and subdural hemorrhage. |
2087 |
Subepithelial infiltration |
|
2510 |
Sudden cardiac death |
|
2088 |
Suffocation |
The stopping of respiration or the asphyxia that results from it. |
2089 |
Sunset syndrome |
Decentration, or malposition of intraocular lens; zonular dehiscence or lens malposition caused by zonular or parsplana fixation. |
2177 |
Surgery, prolonged |
|
2640 |
Surgical incision, enlargement of |
|
2357 |
Surgical procedure |
|
2563 |
Surgical procedure aborted/stopped |
|
2564 |
Surgical procedure, additional |
|
2565 |
Surgical procedure, delayed |
|
2042 |
Surgical procedure, repeated |
|
2566 |
Surgical procedure, unnecessary |
|
2497 |
Suture abrasion |
|
2444 |
Sweating |
|
2091 |
Swelling |
|
2092 |
Swollen glands |
|
2093 |
Swollen lymph nodes |
|
1610 |
Syncope |
A temporary suspension of consciousness due to generalized cerebral ischemia; a faint or swoon. |
2094 |
Synovitis |
Inflammation of a synovial membrane. |
2095 |
Tachycardia |
Rapid beating of the heart, usually applies to a heart rate above 100 beats per minute. |
2235 |
Tearing, excessive |
|
2427 |
Teeth, sensitivity of |
|
2097 |
Tentorial tears |
Pertaining to tears involving the tentorium of the cerebellum. |
2273 |
Teratogenic effects |
An agent or factor that induces or increases the incidence process that affects the production of a malformed fetus. |
2099 |
Therapeutic effects, unexpected |
|
2271 |
Therapeutic response, decreased |
|
2272 |
Therapeutic response, increased |
|
2518 |
Therapy/non-surgical treatment, aborted/stopped |
|
2519 |
Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional |
|
2521 |
Therapy/non-surgical treatment, unncessary |
|
2520 |
Therapy/non-surgical treatment/delayed/prolonged |
|
2617 |
Thinning of tissue |
|
2654 |
Thromboembolism |
|
2100 |
Thrombosis |
Clotting within a blood vessel which may cause infarction of tissues supplied by the vessel. |
2101 |
Thrombus |
An aggregation of blood factors, primarily platelets and fibrin with entrapment of cellular elements, frequently causing vascular obstruction at the point of its formation. |
2102 |
Thyroid problems |
|
2171 |
Tingling |
A sensation as of repetitive pin pricks, caused by cold or by striking a nerve, or as a result of various diseases of the central or peripheral nervous system. |
2103 |
Tinnitus |
A noise in the ears, such as ringing, buzzing, roaring, clicking. |
2681 |
Tissue Breakdown |
A process caused by injury/disease/aging and characterized by a partial/complete disruption of tissue. The disruption may be temporary or permanent and may be associated with either (1) impairment or (2) loss of function of the affected organ(s) or system(s) |
2104 |
Tissue damage |
|
2105 |
Tissue failure |
|
2106 |
Tissue, breakdown of optical |
|
2107 |
Torsades-de-Pointes |
"Fringe of pointed tips"; An atypical rapid ventricular tachycardia with periodic waxing and waning of amplitude of the QRS complexes on the electrogram as well as rotation of the complexes about the isoelectric line. |
2207 |
Toxemia |
The condition resulting from the spread of bacterial products (toxins) by the bloodstream. |
2108 |
Toxic shock syndrom, (TSS) |
A severe illness caused by infection with staphylococcus aureus and characterized by high fever of sudden onset, vomiting, diarrhea, and myalgia, followed by hypotension and in severe cases, shock; a sunburn-like rash with peeling of the skin, especially of the palms and soles, occurs during the acute phase. |
2333 |
Toxicity |
|
2098 |
Toxins in children |
Children affected by toxins may be due to silicone breast implants and their effects on unborn children and from breastfeeding. |
2269 |
Toxoplasmosis, acquired |
Acquired as an adult. |
2270 |
Toxoplasmosis, congenital |
Passed from mother to fetus. |
2393 |
Tracheostomy |
The creation of an opening in the anterior trachea for insertion of a tube to relieve upper airway obstruction and to facilitate ventilation; a surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck. |
2337 |
Transfusion of blood products |
|
1749 |
Transfusion with incompatible blood |
|
2109 |
Transient ischemic attack |
A brief attack (from a few minutes to an hour) of cerebral dysfunction of vascular origin, with no persistent neurological deficit. |
2110 |
Transplant of organ/tissue |
|
2571 |
Treatment with medication(s) |
|
2111 |
Tricuspid insufficiency |
Incomplete closure of the tricuspid valve, resulting in tricuspid regurgitation; it is usually secondary to systolic overload in the right ventricle. |
2112 |
Tricuspid regurgitation |
The backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium, owning to imperfect functioning/insufficiency of the tricuspid valve. |
2113 |
Tricuspid stenosis |
Narrowing or stricture of the tricuspid orifice of the heart. |
2473 |
Tricuspid valve replacement |
|
2114 |
Twiddler's syndrome |
Dislodgement, breakdown, or other malfunction of an artificial cardiac pacemaker, chemotherapy port, drip infusion valve, or similar implanted diagnostic or therapeutic device as a result of unconscious or habitual manipulation by the patient |
2172 |
Twitching |
The occurrence of a single contraction or a series of contractions of a muscle. |
2115 |
UGH (uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema) syndrome |
For complications that occur secondary to intraocular lens implantation in the anterior chamber; caused by rubbing of the lens loop (haptics). |
UNK |
UNKNOWN |
|
2274 |
Ulcer |
A local defect, or excavation of the surface of an organ or tissue, which is produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue. |
2116 |
Ulceration |
The formation or development of an ulcer. |
2117 |
Under no medication |
Denotes that a patient is resting and not under the influence of any medications. |
2118 |
Under no sedation |
Denotes that the patient is resting and not under the influence of any sedatives. |
2542 |
Underdose |
|
2202 |
Unknown (for use when the patient's condition is not known) |
|
2188 |
Uremia |
An excess in the blood of urea, creatinine, and other nitrogenous end products of protein and amino acid metabolism. |
1871 |
Urgency |
A sudden compelling urge to urinate. |
2275 |
Urinary frequency |
Urination at short intervals without increase in daily volume of urinary output, due to reduced bladder capacity. |
2119 |
Urinary retention |
Accumulation of urine within the bladder because of the inability to urinate. |
2278 |
Urticaria |
A vascular reaction, usually transient, involving the upper dermis, representing localized edema caused by dilatation and increased permeability of the capillaries, and marked by the development of wheals. |
2121 |
Uterine perforation |
|
2122 |
Uveitis |
An inflammation of part or all of the uvea, the middle (vascular) tunic of the eye, and commonly involving the other tunics (the sclera, cornea and retina). |
2123 |
Vaginal discharge |
|
2124 |
Vaginal mucosa damage |
|
2652 |
Valve Thrombosis |
|
2653 |
Valve dehiscence |
|
2661 |
Vaso-vagal response |
|
2126 |
Vasoconstriction |
The diminution of the caliber of vessels, especially constriction of arterioles leading to decreased blood flow to a part. |
2127 |
Vasodilatation |
A state of increased caliber of the blood vessels. |
2128 |
Vasospasm |
Spasm of the blood vessels, resulting in decrease in their caliber. |
2071 |
Venereal disease (VD) |
Any contagious disease acquired during sexual contact; eg. syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid. |
2129 |
Venipuncture |
Puncture of a vein, usually to draw blood or to inject a solution. |
2395 |
Ventilator dependent |
|
2078 |
Ventricle, abnormality of |
|
2130 |
Ventricular fibrillation |
Arrhythmia characterized by fibrillary contractions of the ventricular muscle due to rapid repetitive excitation of myocardial fibers without coordinated contraction of the ventricle. |
2131 |
Ventricular flutter |
A ventricular tachyarrhythmia characterized electrocardiographically by smooth undulating waves with QRS complexes merged with T waves, a rate of approximately 250 per minute. |
2513 |
Ventricular perforation |
|
2132 |
Ventricular tachycardia |
An abnormally rapid ventricular rhythm with aberrant ventricular excitation, usually in excess of 150 beats per minute. |
2133 |
Ventriculomeglia |
|
2134 |
Vertigo |
An illusory sense that either the environment or one's own body is revolving. |
1204 |
Vessel or plaque, device embedded in |
Device and/or fragments of device are embedded in patient's vessel and/or plaque. |
2135 |
Vessels, perforation of |
|
2136 |
Virus |
|
2137 |
Vision, blurring of |
|
2138 |
Vision, impaired |
|
2139 |
Vision, loss of |
|
2140 |
Visual disturbances |
|
2643 |
Vitrectomy |
|
2143 |
Vitreous fluid, blood in |
|
2142 |
Vitreous fluid, loss of |
|
2445 |
Vitreous, detachment of |
|
2181 |
Vitritis |
Inflammatory intraocular reaction with clouding and cells in vitreous; often accompanies inflammation of ciliary body, iris, choroid, or retina. |
2144 |
Vomiting |
|
2145 |
Weakness |
|
2607 |
Weight fluctuations |
|
2241 |
Wheal(s) |
A smooth, slightly elevated area on the body surface, which is redder or paler than the surrounding skin. It is the typical lesion of urticaria, the dermal evidence of allergy, and in sensitive persons may be provoked by mechanical irritation of the skin. |
1154 |
Wound dehiscence |
Separation of the layers of a surgical wound; it may be partial and superficial only, or complete with disruption of all layers. |
2446 |
Wound infection, post-operative |
|
2447 |
Wound infection, post-traumatic |
|
2613 |
Wrinkling |
|