Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
English
|
Congenital heart block |
French
|
Bloc congénital du coeur |
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XVII | Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | |
| 2 | Q20-Q28 | Congenital malformations of the circulatory system | |
| 3 | Q24 | Other congenital malformations of heart | |
| 4 | Q24.6 | Congenital heart block |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Isoprenaline |
Isoprenaline is a potent non selective beta-adrenergic agonist with low affinity for alphaadrenergic receptors. Isoprenaline acts primarily on the heart and on smooth muscle of bronchi, skeletal muscle vasculature and the gastrointestinal tract. |
|
| Propranolol |
Propranolol is a competitive antagonist at both beta, and beta2-adrenoceptor, but has membrane stabilising activity at concentrations exceeding 1-3mg/litre, though such concentrations are rarely achieved during oral therapy. Competitive beta-blockade has been demonstrated in man by a parallel shift to the right in the dose-heart rate response curve to beta-agonists such as isoprenaline. |
