Cor pulmonale is right ventricular enlargement secondary to a lung disorder that causes pulmonary artery hypertension. Right ventricular failure follows. Findings include peripheral edema, neck vein distention, hepatomegaly, and a parasternal lift. Diagnosis is clinical and by echocardiography. Treatment is directed at the cause.
Cor pulmonale is diagnosed using both a physical exam and medical testing. Your doctor will look for any abnormal heart rhythms, fluid retention, and protruding neck veins during a physical exam.
Nursing diagnosis for Cor Pulmonale. Impaired Gas Exchange related to excess fluid in lungs; increased pulmonary vascular resistance. Excess Fluid Volume related to right-sided heart failure. Pulmonary artery catheter; indications and use. Nursing Interventions for Cor Pulmonale. Improving Gas Exchange
ICD-10-CM CATEGORY CODE RANGE SPECIFIC CONDITION ICD-10 CODE Diseases of the Circulatory System I00 –I99 Essential hypertension I10 Unspecified atrial fibrillation I48.91 Diseases of the Respiratory System J00 –J99 Acute pharyngitis, NOS J02.9 Acute upper respiratory infection J06._ Acute bronchitis, *,unspecified J20.9 Vasomotor rhinitis J30.0
ICD-10 code I27. 81 for Cor pulmonale (chronic) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .
Definition. Cor pulmonale is a condition that causes the right side of the heart to fail. Long-term high blood pressure in the arteries of the lung and right ventricle of the heart can lead to cor pulmonale.
Other pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale I26. 09 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM I26. 09 became effective on October 1, 2021.
This makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the lungs. If this high pressure continues, it puts a strain on the right side of the heart. That strain can cause cor pulmonale. Lung conditions that cause a low blood oxygen level in the blood over a long time can also lead to cor pulmonale.
Cor pulmonale is a condition that happens when a respiratory disorder results in high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries (pulmonary hypertension). The name of the condition is in Latin and means “pulmonary heart.”
Right-sided heart failure is also known as cor pulmonale or pulmonary heart disease.
Chronic cor pulmonale is defined as right heart hypertrophy and/or chronic right heart failure. There are many etiologies, but the common cause is increased right heart work from pulmonary hypertension.
ICD-10-CM code I27. 22 (pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease) is reported for this type.
Pulmonary hypertension, unspecified I27. 20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM I27. 20 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Cor pulmonale was classically defined as “hypertrophy of the right ventricle resulting from diseases affecting the function and/or structure of the lungs except when these pulmonary alterations are the result of diseases that primarily affect the left side of the heart” (WHO expert committee report 1963).
Acute cor pulmonale: This sudden right heart failure may be caused by a saddle embolus obstructing the pulmonary artery or sudden overload of a chronic cor pulmonale by pneumonia. Chronic cor pulmonale: This form of chronic right heart failure is a consequence of chronic pulmonary hypertension.
Right-sided heart failure means that the right side of the heart is not pumping blood to the lungs as well as normal. It is also called cor pulmonale or pulmonary heart disease.