Symptoms: breathlessness
Codelist metadata
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Coding system
- SNOMED CT
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Coding system release
- unknown
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Organisation
- OpenSAFELY
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Codelist ID
- opensafely/symptoms-breathlessness-new
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Version ID
- 2b952474
Versions
About
Description
Code list aiming to identify individuals consulting complaining of being short of breath.
Methodology
Identified from intial search terms outside of OpenCodelists: "breathless" "short of breath" "dyspnoea" "dyspnea" "sob" "gasping" "orthopnoea" "orthopnea" "tachypnea" "tachypnoea" "respiratory"
Clearly irrelevant codes excluded (with review by a second clinician)
Candidate codelist uploaded to OpenCodelists for review of candidate codes.
Specifically excluded tacypnoea as suggests increased breath rate, but not necessarily subjective sensation of breathlessness (e.g., could be increased resp rate as a reaction to pain or acidosis). Did not exclude signs of difficulty breathing (e.g., intercostal recession). Excluded ARDS, but retained respiratory distress.
Signed off by
- Kate Mansfield, (Dec. 1, 2022)
- Caroline Morton, (Dec. 1, 2022)
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| code | term |
|---|---|
| 102579002 | Shallow breathing |
| 1047261000000103 | Breathlessness care management |
| 1049241000000109 | Opioid therapy for breathlessness management |
| 106048009 | Respiratory finding |
| 1060991000000107 | Medical Research Council Breathlessness Scale grade 5a |
| 1061001000000106 | Medical Research Council Breathlessness Scale grade 5b |
| 1089951000000108 | Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale |
| 1089971000000104 | Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 1 |
| 1089981000000102 | Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 2 |
| 1089991000000100 | Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 3 |
| 1090001000000101 | Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 5a |
| 1090011000000104 | Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 4 |
| 1090021000000105 | Extended Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 5b |
| 1099341000000108 | Modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale |
| 1099371000000102 | Modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 0 |
| 1099381000000100 | Modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 1 |
| 1099391000000103 | Modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 2 |
| 1099401000000100 | Modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 3 |
| 1099411000000103 | Modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale grade 4 |
| 111273006 | Acute respiratory disease |
| 111282000 | Acute respiratory insufficiency |
| 11140008 | Respiratory assist, manual |
| 11891009 | Breath |
| 119981000146107 | Dyspnea caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| 12611000132107 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome confirmed |
| 129893005 | Respiratory alteration |
| 1325181000000106 | Ongoing symptomatic disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| 13474005 | Acute respiratory distress, NEC |
| 139175004 | Respiratory symptoms |
| 139192008 | (Symptom: [SOB] or [breathlessness] or [dyspnoea]) or (breathlessness) |
| 139194009 | Breathless - moderate exertion |
| 139195005 | Breathless - mild exertion |
| 139196006 | Dyspnoea at rest |
| 139197002 | (Breathless - lying flat) or (orthopnoea symptom) |
| 139198007 | Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea |
| 139201002 | Dyspnoea |
| 139204005 | Dyspnoea on exertion |
| 139207003 | Breathlessness NOS |
| 139218003 | Respiratory symptoms NOS |
| 139220000 | Respiratory symptom NOS |
| 140107002 | O/E - dyspnoea |
| 140108007 | O/E - orthopnoea |
| 140109004 | O/E - respiratory distress |
| 140131007 | O/E - tachypnoea |
| 154921000 | (Pschogenic resp symptoms: [cough] or [hiccough] or [yawn] or [hyperventilation]) or (psychogenic aphonia) |
| 155627006 | (Respiratory disease NOS) or (adult respiratory distress syndrome) or (pneumomediastinum) or (tracheomalacia) |
| 158369003 | [D]Respiratory system and chest symptoms |
| 158371003 | [D]Dyspnoea |
| 158373000 | [D]Orthopnoea |
| 158374006 | [D]Tachypnoea |
| 158377004 | [D]Respiratory distress |
| 158378009 | Respiratory insufficiency [D] |
| 158379001 | [D]Shortness of breath |
| 158417007 | [D]Respiratory system and chest symptoms NOS |
| 161920001 | Respiratory symptom |
| 161937008 | (Symptom: [SOB] or [breathlessness] or [dyspnoea]) or (breathlessness) |
| 161938003 | No breathlessness |
| 161939006 | Breathless - moderate exertion |
| 161940008 | Breathless - mild exertion |
| 161941007 | Dyspnea at rest |
| 161942000 | (Breathless - lying flat) or (orthopnoea symptom) |
| 161946002 | Dyspnoea |
| 161948001 | Dyspnoea on exertion |
| 161951008 | Breathlessness NOS |
| 161961001 | Respiratory symptoms NOS |
| 161963003 | Respiratory symptom NOS |
| 162890008 | On examination - dyspnea |
| 162891007 | On examination - orthopnea |
| 162892000 | On examination - respiratory distress |
| 162916002 | On examination - tachypnea |
| 162977002 | On examination - respiratory examination NOS |
| 170608002 | Initial respiratory assessment |
| 17216000 | Dyspnea, class I |
| 191959003 | Psychogenic respiratory symptom NOS |
| 20112008 | Dyspnea leaning over |
| 20139000 | Structure of respiratory system |
| 20573003 | Ineffective breathing pattern |
| 207047005 | [D]Respiratory system and chest symptoms |
| 207049008 | [D]Respiratory symptom, unspecified |
| 207051007 | [D]Orthopnea |
| 207052000 | [D]Tachypnea |
| 207055003 | [D]Respiratory distress |
| 207056002 | [D]Respiratory insufficiency |
| 207057006 | [D]Shortness of breath |
| 207059009 | [D]Dyspnea |
| 207062007 | [D]Breathlessness |
| 207106005 | [D]Other respiratory system and chest symptoms |
| 207108006 | [D]Respiratory system and chest symptoms NOS |
| 23141003 | Gasping for breath |
| 248548009 | Nocturnal dyspnea |
| 248565000 | Respiratory effort |
| 248566004 | Visible respiratory effort |
| 248578000 | Sobbing respiration |
| 24921003 | Dyspnea raising arms |
| 251896001 | Breathlessness rating |
| 251916001 | Respiratory dead space |
| 25209001 | Inspiratory dyspnea |
| 266374002 | Respiratory system diseases (& lung diseases) |
| 266411000 | (Respiratory disease NOS) or (adult respiratory distress syndrome) or (pneumomediastinum) or (tracheomalacia) |
| 267036007 | Dyspnea |
| 268771003 | (Pschogenic resp symptoms: [cough] or [hiccough] or [yawn] or [hyperventilation]) or (psychogenic aphonia) |
| 271822008 | Respiratory observation |
| 271823003 | Tachypnea |
| 271825005 | Respiratory distress |
| 271882006 | On examination - respiratory |
| 271908009 | Respiratory examination finding |
| 276572003 | Poor respiratory drive |
| 278197002 | Entire respiratory system |
| 278907009 | Respiratory pattern |
| 281488008 | Entire lower respiratory tract |
| 28263002 | Crying |
| 297107002 | Respiratory insufficiency [D] |
| 297216006 | Increasing breathlessness |
| 301233008 | Functional finding of respiratory tract |
| 301257008 | Respiratory finding of chest |
| 301820005 | Finding of respiratory effort |
| 308149007 | [D]Breathlessness |
| 308924007 | Respiratory symptom findings (context-dependent category) |
| 321570009 | Respiratory system structure -retired- [duplicate] |
| 34560001 | Expiratory dyspnea |
| 364048003 | Respiratory observable |
| 364055001 | Respiratory characteristics of chest |
| 366129003 | Finding of respiratory effort |
| 366143008 | Finding of respiratory pattern |
| 389324009 | Short of breath dressing/undressing |
| 389325005 | Breathless - strenuous exertion |
| 389326006 | MRC Breathlessness Scale: grade 1 |
| 389327002 | MRC Breathlessness Scale: grade 2 |
| 389328007 | MRC Breathlessness Scale: grade 3 |
| 389329004 | MRC Breathlessness Scale: grade 4 |
| 389330009 | MRC Breathlessness Scale: grade 5 |
| 390057009 | Short of breath dressing/undressing |
| 390058004 | Breathless - strenuous exertion |
| 390059007 | MRC Breathlessness Scale: grade 1 |
| 390060002 | MRC Breathlessness Scale: grade 2 |
| 390061003 | MRC Breathlessness Scale: grade 3 |
| 390062005 | MRC Breathlessness Scale: grade 4 |
| 390063000 | MRC Breathlessness Scale: grade 5 |
| 390870001 | Short of breath dressing/undressing |
| 390871002 | Breathless - strenuous exertion |
| 391120009 | Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 1 |
| 391123006 | Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 2 |
| 391124000 | Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 3 |
| 391125004 | Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 4 |
| 391126003 | Medical Research Council Dyspnoea scale grade 5 |
| 397702004 | Borg Breathlessness Score finding |
| 397718005 | Borg Breathlessness Scale finding |
| 39950000 | Dyspnea, class III |
| 402741000000107 | [D]Respiratory system and chest symptoms NOS |
| 409051000000101 | [D]Respiratory system and chest symptoms NOS |
| 409623005 | Respiratory insufficiency |
| 42002000 | Avian infectious bronchitis |
| 422834003 | Respiratory assessment |
| 430390000 | Sleep-related neurogenic tachypnea |
| 43186005 | Tachypnea |
| 45541000000106 | Borg Breathlessness Score: 0 none at all |
| 45591000000101 | Borg Breathlessness Score: 1 very slight |
| 45601000000107 | Borg Breathlessness Score: 2 slight |
| 45611000000109 | Borg Breathlessness Score: 3 moderate |
| 45651000000108 | Borg Breathlessness Score: 5 severe |
| 45671000000104 | Borg Breathlessness Score: 6 severe (+) |
| 45721000000109 | Borg Breathlessness Score: 7 very severe |
| 45731000000106 | Borg Breathlessness Score: 8 very severe (+) |
| 45741000000102 | Borg Breathlessness Score: 9 very, very severe (almost maximal) |
| 45751000000104 | Borg Breathlessness Score: 10 maximal |
| 49233005 | Dyspnea |
| 497901000000105 | [D]Respiratory system and chest symptoms |
| 497921000000101 | [D]Respiratory symptom, unspecified |
| 497941000000108 | [D]Orthopnoea |
| 497951000000106 | [D]Tachypnoea |
| 497981000000100 | [D]Respiratory distress |
| 497991000000103 | [D]Respiratory insufficiency |
| 498001000000107 | [D]Shortness of breath |
| 498021000000103 | [D]Dyspnoea |
| 498361000000109 | [D]Other respiratory system and chest symptoms |
| 50043002 | Disorder of respiratory system |
| 502631000000100 | [D]Breathlessness |
| 51395007 | Respiratory failure |
| 540021000000102 | Psychogenic respiratory symptom NOS |
| 549301000000102 | Respiratory symptoms NOS |
| 549311000000100 | Respiratory symptom NOS |
| 55442000 | Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
| 568981000000105 | On examination - respiratory examination NOS |
| 572661000000100 | Breathlessness NOS |
| 57769004 | Dyspnea after eating |
| 58926004 | Medullary gasping center function |
| 59265000 | Paroxysmal dyspnea |
| 60845006 | Dyspnea on exertion |
| 62744007 | Orthopnea |
| 702535006 | Anxiety about breathlessness |
| 702581006 | Difficulty eating due to breathlessness |
| 719413006 | Breathlessness care management |
| 719415004 | Breathlessness care |
| 719416003 | Opioid therapy for breathlessness management |
| 72365000 | Dyspnea, class II |
| 73322006 | Dyspnea, class IV |
| 7550008 | Transitory tachypnea of newborn |
| 778791000000103 | Respiratory observations of chest |
| 7808001 | Respiratory depth, function |
| 789162008 | Borg category ratio 10 scale |
| 80954004 | Decreased respiratory function |
| 819101000000108 | Psychogenic respiratory symptom |
| 852051000000107 | Minimal breathlessness |
| 859231000000103 | Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale |
| 870179002 | modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale |
| 887741000000102 | Anxiety about breathlessness |
| 887751000000104 | Anxiety about breathlessness |
| 888131000000106 | Breathlessness causing difficulty eating |
| 888141000000102 | Breathlessness causing difficulty eating |
Codes not in the full codelist are in faint grey.