Hiding in plain sight: the evolving definition of chronic breathlessness and new ICD-11 wording
Slavica Kochovska, Magnus Ekström, John Hansen‐Flaschen, Diana Ferreira, Thomas Similowski, Miriam J. Johnson, David C. Currow
Abstract
<b>The International Classification of Disease (ICD-11) has adopted three timeframes for dyspnoea: acute, subacute and chronic, the latter despite underlying causes being optimally treated. Breathlessness, a word patients use, is now a synonym for dyspnoea.</b> https://bit.ly/3Z2qNya
Topics & Concepts
Synonym (taxonomy)MedicineChronic diseaseSightDiseaseICD-10Pulmonary diseaseIntensive care medicineInternal medicinePsychiatryBiologyPhysicsGenusAstronomyBotanyChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedical Research and PracticesRespiratory and Cough-Related Research