Breathlessness codes

Codelist metadata

Coding system
SNOMED CT (UK Clinical Edition)
Coding system release
39.2.0
Organisation
NHSD Primary Care Domain Refsets
Codelist ID
nhsd-primary-care-domain-refsets/breathlessness-codes
Version Tag
20241205
Version ID
7440e1dc

Versions

About

Description

Taken from the BREATHLESS_COD refset published by NHSD.


Codelists are developed by a broad community of users for individual study purposes, which may or may not meet the needs of other studies. They should not be thought of as universal definitions of a particular condition.

We don't offer any guarantees about what they do or don't identify. Users should carefully check that any codelist meets their needs, and seek clinical input where appropriate.

Finding

  • Status:
    Included
    Name:
    Difficulty breathing
    Code:
    (230145002)
    • Status:
      Excluded
      Name:
      Cannot blow
      Code:
      (248551002)
    • Status:
      Included
      Name:
      Dyspnea
      Code:
      (267036007)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Borg Breathlessness Score finding
        Code:
        (397702004)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 0 none at all
          Code:
          (401275008)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 0.5 very, very slight (just noticeable)
          Code:
          (401323002)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 1 very slight
          Code:
          (401279002)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 10 maximal
          Code:
          (401293009)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 2 slight
          Code:
          (401280004)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 3 moderate
          Code:
          (401281000)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 4 somewhat severe
          Code:
          (401282007)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 5 severe
          Code:
          (401284008)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 6 severe (+)
          Code:
          (401286005)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 7 very severe
          Code:
          (401290007)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 8 very severe (+)
          Code:
          (401291006)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Borg Breathlessness Score: 9 very, very severe (almost maximal)
          Code:
          (401292004)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Chronic dyspnea
        Code:
        (870535009)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Dyspnea at rest
        Code:
        (161941007)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Dyspnea caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
        Code:
        (119981000146107)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Dyspnea due to and following transfusion
        Code:
        (590365011000119106)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Dyspnea on exertion
        Code:
        (60845006)
        • Status:
          Included
          Name:
          Breathless - mild exertion
          Code:
          (161940008)
        • Status:
          Included
          Name:
          Breathless - moderate exertion
          Code:
          (161939006)
        • Status:
          Included
          Name:
          Breathless - strenuous exertion
          Code:
          (390871002)
        • Status:
          Included
          Name:
          Dyspnea after eating
          Code:
          (57769004)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Dyspnea raising arms
          Code:
          (24921003)
        • Status:
          Included
          Name:
          Short of breath dressing/undressing
          Code:
          (390870001)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Dyspnea when bending forward
        Code:
        (1217110005)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Dyspnea with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
        Code:
        (422177004)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Dyspnea, class I
        Code:
        (17216000)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Dyspnea, class II
        Code:
        (72365000)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Dyspnea, class III
        Code:
        (39950000)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Dyspnea, class IV
        Code:
        (73322006)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Expiratory dyspnea
        Code:
        (34560001)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 1
        Code:
        (1089971000000104)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 2
        Code:
        (1089981000000102)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 3
        Code:
        (1089991000000100)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 4
        Code:
        (1090011000000104)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 5a
        Code:
        (1090001000000101)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 5b
        Code:
        (1090021000000105)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Gasping for breath
        Code:
        (23141003)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Increasing breathlessness
        Code:
        (297216006)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Inspiratory dyspnea
        Code:
        (25209001)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 1
        Code:
        (391120009)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 2
        Code:
        (391123006)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 3
        Code:
        (391124000)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 4
        Code:
        (391125004)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 5
        Code:
        (391126003)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Minimal breathlessness
        Code:
        (852051000000107)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 0
        Code:
        (1099371000000102)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 1
        Code:
        (1099381000000100)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 2
        Code:
        (1099391000000103)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 3
        Code:
        (1099401000000100)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 4
        Code:
        (1099411000000103)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Nocturnal dyspnea
        Code:
        (248548009)
        • Status:
          Included
          Name:
          Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
          Code:
          (55442000)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Orthopnea
        Code:
        (62744007)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Paroxysmal dyspnea
        Code:
        (59265000)
        • Status:
          Included
          Name:
          Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
          Code:
          (55442000)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Platypnea
        Code:
        (30744009)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Trepopnea
        Code:
        (102577000)
      • Status:
        Included
        Name:
        Unable to complete a sentence in one breath
        Code:
        (407588003)
    • Status:
      Included
      Name:
      Labored breathing
      Code:
      (248549001)
    • Status:
      Excluded
      Name:
      Respiratory distress
      Code:
      (271825005)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Acute respiratory distress
        Code:
        (373895009)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Acute respiratory distress in newborn
          Code:
          (707540007)
          • Status:
            Excluded
            Name:
            Acute respiratory distress in newborn with surfactant disorder
            Code:
            (707541006)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Transient respiratory distress with sepsis
          Code:
          (371044001)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Chronic respiratory distress with surfactant metabolism deficiency
        Code:
        (783182004)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Neonatal respiratory distress
        Code:
        (1179627006)
        • Status:
          Excluded
          Name:
          Respiratory distress in early neonatal period
          Code:
          (1179634008)
          • Status:
            Excluded
            Name:
            Acute respiratory distress in newborn
            Code:
            (707540007)
            • Status:
              Excluded
              Name:
              Acute respiratory distress in newborn with surfactant disorder
              Code:
              (707541006)
          • Status:
            Excluded
            Name:
            Respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn
            Code:
            (46775006)
          • Status:
            Excluded
            Name:
            Respiratory instability of prematurity
            Code:
            (722911000)
    • Status:
      Excluded
      Name:
      Winded
      Code:
      (248552009)
  • Status:
    Included
    Name:
    Tachypnea
    Code:
    (271823003)
    • Status:
      Excluded
      Name:
      Rapid shallow breathing
      Code:
      (248581005)
    • Status:
      Excluded
      Name:
      Sleep-related neurogenic tachypnea
      Code:
      (430390000)
    • Status:
      Excluded
      Name:
      Transitory tachypnea of newborn
      Code:
      (7550008)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Avery's syndrome type 1
        Code:
        (276531000)
      • Status:
        Excluded
        Name:
        Avery's syndrome type 2
        Code:
        (276532007)