Q24.9Dagger codeAsterisk code
Congenital malformation of heart, unspecified
Other congenital malformations of heart
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- GuidelinesCongenital Heart Disease (CHD)ICD-10 code: Q24.9 DESCRIPTION Structural abnormalities of the heart or great vessels present at birth. They fall into 4 pathophysiological groups: Acyanotic left to right shunts – ventricular septal defect (VSD), patent duct arteriosus (PDA), atrial septal defect (ASD), atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD). Acyanotic obstructive lesions – pulmonary stenosis, aortic stenosis, coarctation o
- GuidelinesCyanotic Congential Heart Disease With Hypoxaemia Attack/Spells (Hypercyanotic Spells)Description Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: Q24.9 DESCRIPTION Acute worsening of central cyanosis in patients with a tetralogy of Fallot and certain other cyanotic heart diseases with pulmonary stenosis and a ventricular septal defect. DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA Clinical Rapid worsening of central cyanosis, tachypnoea/dyspnoea, anxiety a
- GuidelinesCyanotic Heart Disease in the NewbornDescription Diagnostic Criteria General and Supportive Measures Medicine Treatment Surgical Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: Q24.9 DESCRIPTION Blue or grey discolouration of the skin and tongue in room air, with an oxygen saturation of less than 85% in the presence of a cardiac lesion (complex lesions such as common arterial trunk may be associated with saturations greater than 90%). Note: S