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Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction ( EIB) occurs when the airways narrow as a result of exercise. This condition has been referred to as exercise-induced asthma ( EIA ); however, this term is no longer preferred. [ 1] While exercise does not cause asthma, it is frequently an asthma trigger.
The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans are based on a comprehensive review of scientific research about physical activity and health. HHS released an update to its Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans in 2018, a decade after publishing its first set of guidelines. [1] The 2018 report linked the lack of physical activity to about ...
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [ 1] Work on ICD-10 began in 1983, [ 2 ...
The International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) was an adaptation created by the US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and used in assigning diagnostic and procedure codes associated with inpatient, outpatient, and physician office utilization in the United States. The ICD-9-CM is based on the ICD-9 but ...
The ICD-10 established a set of diagnostic criteria for PCS in 1992. [38] In order to meet these criteria, a patient has had a head injury "usually sufficiently severe to result in loss of consciousness" [ 33 ] [ 39 ] and then develop at least three of the eight symptoms marked with a check mark in the table at right under "ICD-10" within four ...
Mild cognitive impairment ( MCI) is a neurocognitive disorder which involves cognitive impairments beyond those expected based on an individual's age and education but which are not significant enough to interfere with instrumental activities of daily living. [ 1] MCI may occur as a transitional stage between normal aging and dementia ...
The ICD-10 Clinical Modification ( ICD-10-CM) is a set of diagnosis codes used in the United States of America. [ 1] It was developed by a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, [ 2] as an adaption of the ICD-10 with authorization from the World Health Organization. In 2015, ICD-10-CM replaced ICD-9-CM as the federally ...
Preparticipation physical evaluation. In sports medicine, a preparticipation physical evaluation ( PPE) is a physical examination of an athlete. [ 1] PPEs screen for a variety of conditions, including athletic heart syndrome [ 2] and risk of sudden cardiac death. [ 3][ 4] PPEs are required for athletic participation according to the laws of ...