Mouth breathing

ICD-11 code : MD11.8;

Preferred Label : Mouth breathing;

ICD-11 definition : Breathing through mouth. Nasal obstruction may also necessitate mouth breathing, which itself can precipitate obstructive apnea. Breathing through the mouth may also increase risk for OSA by its effect on the tongue. The tongue forms the anterior wall of the oropharynx; both the supine posture and opening of the mouth tend to displace it posteriorly and encourage airway closure.;

ICD-11 synonym : breathing orally; mouth respiration;

ICD-11 "other" category code : MD11.8Y;

ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : MD11.8Z;

Details

Origin ID

1530206530;

UMLS CUI

C0026635;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Additional functions of the respiratory system [ICHI target]
- Snoring [ICPC-3 symptom]
- breathing problem other [ICPC-2 Rubric]
- mouth breathing [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Mouth breathing [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Mouth breathing [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Mouth breathing [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Mouth breathing (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- mouth breathing [SNOMED Notion]
- mouth breathing [MeSH concept]
ICD-10 Mapping
- Mouth breathing [ICD-10 Sub-category]
Semantic type(s)
- Finding [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Jaw breathing [MedDRA LLT]
- Mouth breathing [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Mouth breathing [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Mouth breathing (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- mouth breathing [MeSH Descriptor]
- mouth breathing [MeSH concept]
- mouth breathing [SNOMED Notion]

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