O88.20: Obstetric pulmonary embolism
Blood vessels in your lungs have closed up.
You need lungs to breath. When we breathe in, oxygen enters the lungs and accumulates in the blood. This blood then flows to the heart. The heart then pumps the oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. All of the organs are supplied with oxygen as a result.
Your blood vessels became sealed during pregnancy, during the birth, or in the early weeks after the birth of your child. Blood vessels in the lungs can get sealed by various substances. These substances include air, amniotic fluid and clotted blood. These substances can get into the blood vessels in the lungs, and seal them, via the blood circulation system.
When blood vessels in the lungs are sealed, it is also known as a pulmonary embolism. A pulmonary embolism can produce a variety of symptoms. You may have breathing difficulties and chest pain. Your heart may beat more quickly than it normally does. The person may also lose consciousness.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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