All the diseases that exist in the world are classified in one system, which is simply called ICD-10. For people far removed from the world of medicine, information about the position of prostatitis in ICD-10, with the aim of creating a pathology encryption system, can be interesting and useful.
What is ICD-10
ICD literally stands for International Classification of Diseases. It brings together all the pathologies officially recorded to date, subdivided according to the system in which the organ affected by the disease is included: urogenital, circulatory, nervous, etc.
The author of such a system, William Farr, thus created an international language for physicians around the world. In addition, today, pathology encryption is a way to protect a person's personal information from interference from third parties. For example, in a certificate of work or studies, the doctor does not indicate the name of the disease from which he suffered, but writes a code that will not give any unnecessary information to a person who has no medical trainingand a three-volume Diploma Handbook of the CIM.
The number 10 after the abbreviation indicates that the system has been revised for the tenth time. Revisions take place regularly to ensure that the classification is fully consistent with the results of scientific research.
All diseases have a numeric code: three or four digits. In front is the letter of the English alphabet, from A to Z, except U. This letter is used for experiments and scientific work.
Characteristics of the disease
The prostate is a small organ located in the small pelvis, between the bladder and the rectum. It performs an important function in the process of urination and ejaculation, and also produces the main male sex hormone, testosterone, and a secret necessary for maintaining fertile function.
With inflammation of the gland, the doctor diagnoses prostatitis, regardless of what became the provocateur of the process: a virus, a fungus, a bacterium or a protozoan. Inflammation can even cause insufficient blood supply to the pelvic organs. And the correct treatment should take into account the cause of the disease, so that the therapy is etiological, and not just to eliminate unpleasant symptoms.
Prostatitis according to ICD-10
The disease according to the ICD is indicated by a code, depending on the form of pathology:
- Acute prostatitis ICD is indicated as N41. 0;
- Chronic prostatitis ICD is indicated as N41. 1.
The letter N in this case indicates the localization of the problem in the genitourinary system.
Additionally, the disease code may include information about the cause of the disease:
- if the bacterial form of organ inflammation is caused by streptococcus or staphylococcus, the code B95 is added to the diagnosis;
- if other bacterial agents are found - B96;
- with viral etiology of prostatitis - B97;
- with another type of infection - B98.
If a person has multiple unrelated illnesses, they should all be listed in their medical history. The first in the list is the code of the pathology that has been treated in a particular case. If the patient is in the urology department due to recurrent inflammation of the prostate, the ICD-10 code will be shown. prostatitis.
Causes and symptoms
There is a widespread myth that absolutely every man has a disease and there is no point in fighting it. In fact, it is possible to get rid of a pathology, it almost always occurs as a result of a violation of the rule of a healthy lifestyle.
For example, the bacterial form is almost always the result of unprotected sex or long-term neglect of the focus of chronic infection in the body.
The stagnant form occurs in people with a sedentary lifestyle. Regular walks at a calm pace and a minimum of physical exercise can protect a person from a delicate pathology.
Symptoms of the disease may differ, but there are almost always three main clinical manifestations, called the prostate triad:
- urination problems: pain, nighttime urge, feeling of full bladder all the time;
- potency problems: erectile dysfunction, lack of orgasm or ejaculation, inability to conceive a child;
- pain in the lower abdomen, which may migrate to the lower back or groin.
In the bacterial form, the clinical picture increases due to an increase in body temperature and a concomitant fever of intoxication.
Types and stages
The disease is inflammation of the prostate. In about 5% of cases, the catalyst of the pathological process is an infection that enters the organ with blood, lymph, ascending from the urethra or descending from the kidneys. In this case, acute prostatitis is traditionally diagnosed by ICD, designated as 41. 0.
In other cases, abacterial or congestive prostatitis is detected. The blood supply to the small pelvis is very important for maintaining the health of the male reproductive system.
The violation of blood flow occurs as a result of:
- heart failure;
- deposits on the walls of blood vessels of atherosclerotic plaques;
- systemic vascular lesions;
- sedentary lifestyle.
Such a disease develops gradually, so it is almost impossible to notice its acute form, and patients are immediately diagnosed with chronic prostatitis according to the ICD.
Diagnosis and treatment
It is not difficult to diagnose the disease, it usually has vivid clinical manifestations. Therefore, already at the stage of collecting an anamnesis, the doctor with a high degree of probability can assume this particular disease.
But the hypothesis can only be confirmed with the help of a full investigation, which includes:
- biochemical and clinical blood test;
- complete urine test;
- bacterial examination of the secretion of the prostate;
- spermogram;
- transrectal ultrasound;
- palpated examination.
Of all the procedures that allow a patient to detect prostate disease from the ICD, palpation of organs through the anus using the fingers is the fastest and most reliable. This diagnostic method is at the same time one of the best methods of treatment. Prostate massage has been known for many years, and to this day, a properly performed procedure allows the symptoms to be quickly stopped and the blood supply to the organ restored.
Treatment for inflammation of the gland depends on the reasons that caused it. The bacterial form usually requires antibiotics. And the stagnant type is treated with vasodilators, anticoagulants, vitamins.
Symptomatic treatment includes taking antispasmodics, antipyretics and alpha-blockers to normalize the process of urination.
In addition, traditional medicine and physiotherapy can be used. These methods have controversial results from various studies, therefore, they should be used only in combination with the main treatment, which does not cast doubt on its effectiveness.
Possible complications and consequences
With inflammation of the gland, the process of scarring of the tissues of the organ occurs. That is, cells performing a certain functional load stop doing their job.
As a result, the patient is faced with:
- incapacity;
- infertility;
- abscess;
- violation of the outflow of urine;
- the spread of inflammation to other organs and systems;
- changes in immune status, development of allergies and autoimmune processes.
A disturbance in the production of the hormone testosterone leads to a change in the balance of the endocrine system, and the concentration of female hormones estrogen in the blood begins to increase. This leads to changes in the behavior and appearance of humans. Their libido decreases, their emotivity increases, the location of the fat layer on the body changes and the size of the mammary glands may increase.
Most of the consequences of the disease are reversible: even with the removal of the prostate, a man can live fully. However, he will need to undergo hormone replacement therapy.
Codes of other prostate diseases according to the ICD
Prostatitis is not the only disease affecting the organ.
In the International Classification of Diseases, we can find pathologies:
- abscess, N41. 2;
- prostatocystitis - N41. 3;
- other pathologies of the organ - N41. 8;
- unspecified pathology - N41. 9;
- hyperplasia of organs - N40.
The formation of the gland has a code according to ICD-10 N40, the adenoma is also included in this category. In CDI, there is no diagnosis of adenoma, because in fact an adenoma is a benign formation, the growth of which causes an increase in the total volume of the organ, that is, hyperplasia.
Prophylaxis
To prevent the doctor from entering the prostatitis code ICD-10 in the medical record, you must carefully follow the rules of prevention:
- have a regular sex life with a regular partner or use barrier methods of protection;
- eliminate any focus of chronic infection in the body: sexually transmitted diseases, diseases of ENT organs, caries;
- eat properly;
- maintain an optimal engine load level;
- do not overcool.
It is important for anyone concerned about their health to see a doctor regularly for preventive purposes. When symptoms of pathology appear, it is important not to start treatment on your own, but to undergo a full medical examination.
Comments
- "I was diagnosed with the disease 4 years ago. I saw the ICD code for prostatitis on my card, searched the internet for information, and decided that incurable diseases had been found in me. But in practice, the forecast turned out to be more optimistic. The doctor explained to me that it is possible to cure the inflammation of the prostate. But for this you need to seriously try: give up bad habits, start exercising and eat well. And the main thing is to take all the drugs prescribed by the doctor and have the prostate massaged regularly. Although the therapy takes time, it is worth restoring your male strength and getting rid of the constant discomfort in the lower abdomen. "
- "I don't know much about medicine, so I never knew what the ICD-10 code was for prostatitis, and what ICD basically was. Two years ago I had a test atthe hospital with my colleagues. And I saw that in the column of the alleged diagnosis I had numbers. But I did not attach any importance to it. It turned out that doctors record patients' illnesses in this way. don't know how to relate to that, because the language of doctors should be at least a little more understandable for us patients ".
- "Many patients have a question: why doesn't the doctor write the name of the disease prostatitis, but the ICD-10 code. The argument for this question is the position that the patient cannot independently understand the alphanumeric code. To that, I can answer that the patient does not have to independently study the records of his outpatient card. There are rules according to which the doctor himself is obliged to tell the patient in detail what disease he was diagnosed, what treatment will be carried out, what prognosis is expected at the moment ".
- "The information in the map is needed for reporting and statistics, so it is recorded as a number. Everyone knows that the doctor's handwriting is extremely difficult to distinguish, but after seeing the ICD xp code. prostatitis, the supplement will immediately bring the disease into his system. In addition, the ICD is very convenient for patients who plan to undergo treatment abroad. "