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  • Abbreviations

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    22q11.2 deletion DiGeorge syndrome; a disorder caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22 3VT Three vessel and trachea 4Ch Four-chamber AC Abdominal circumference AFI Amniotic fluid index AIP Abnormally invasive placenta ASD Atrial septal defect AV Atrioventricular AVSD Atrioventricular septal defect BCA Brachiocephalic artery βhCG Beta human chorionic gonadotropin BPD Biparietal diameter bpm Beats per minute CAT Common arterial trunk cc-TGA Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries cfDNA Cell-free DNA CHD Congenital heart disease CPR Cerebroplacental ratio CRL

  • Recording COVID-19

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    ... code test results. See the   LOINC website (external link)   for more information about the new codes. Contact   standards@health.govt.nz   if you need more information. Guidance for certifying deaths due to COVID-19 The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has developed guidelines for health practitioners to use when certifying causes of death for people who died of, or with COVID-19. These guidelines are based on World Health Organization recommendations so are applicable to all countries. The guidelines can be found at  Guidance for Certifying Deaths due to COVID ...

  • Appendix 6: Placental anomalies

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    Marginal cord insertion   The umbilical cord inserts into the margin of the placenta, usually defined as within 20 mm of the placental edge (although sometimes defined as <10 mm). Occurs in approximately 7 percent of singleton pregnancies but about 25 percent of twin pregnancies (particularly monochorionic twins). Occasionally a marginal cord insertion may progress into velamentous due to trophotropism later in the pregnancy. It may be associated with complications, such as fetal growth restriction and preterm birth. Follow-up growth assessment may be required. Image A6.1 Marginal

  • Invasive group A streptococcal infection

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    ... 7 days prior to symptom onset. The infectious period for iGAS ends 24 hours after the commencement of appropriate antimicrobial therapy. The choice of appropriate antimicrobial therapy should be determined by specialist infectious disease or microbiology advice as well as local antimicrobial guidelines [25] . Infection prevention and control Infection prevention and control Standard precautions apply. This includes hand hygiene with alcohol-based hand sanitiser or soap and water, usual cleaning, and both mask-wearing and eye protection when examining the mouth, throat or nose of a patient wi ...

  • Early pregnancy loss

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    These guidelines were published in 2019 and are awaiting review, due 2022. Some content may be outdated. An early pregnancy scan (less than 12 weeks) is indicated when there is bleeding or pain in early pregnancy, or concern about pregnancy loss (section 88 codes TA and EP, see  Appendix 1 ). Required clinical details   LMP Woman’s symptoms βhCG if available Previous relevant history Appropriate section 88 code Previous caesarean section. Early pregnancy loss ultrasound examination No guidelines exist for TA assessment of pregnancy loss, and therefore TV assessment should alw ...

  • Anatomy scan reporting pro forma

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    These guidelines were published in 2019 and are awaiting review, due 2022. Some content may be outdated. Normal anatomy scan   Clinical   Routine anatomy scan   EDD by earliest ultrasound at [ ] weeks: [ ] Gestational age: [ ] weeks [ ] days ± [7] days.   Findings   Anatomy scan: Fetal measurements: Biparietal diameter (BPD) [ ] mm Head circumference (HC) [ ] mm Abdominal circumference (AC) [ ] mm Femur length (FL) [ ] mm Nuchal fold [ ] mm.   Cardiac activity present Normal fetal movements Amniotic fluid: normal Cord: 3 vessels Placenta: [anterior/posterior ...

  • Data protection and privacy

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    Data protection guidelines and legislation Expand all Privacy Act 2020 Privacy Act 2020 The   Privacy Act 2020 (external link)  provides the general framework for promoting and protecting individual privacy. It does so by establishing certain principles with respect to the collection, use, disclosure of and access to information relating to individuals. It applies to public and private sector agencies. It also established the role of Privacy Commissioner to investigate complaints about interferences with individual privacy. Health Information Privacy Code 2020 Health Information Priv ...

  • Third-trimester reporting pro forma

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    These guidelines were published in 2019 and are awaiting review, due 2022. Some content may be outdated. Normal third-trimester scan report   Compare growth with previous scans, if available. Note that this is a non-customised growth estimate and recommend customised growth charts.   Clinical   [ ] EDD by earliest ultrasound at [ ] weeks: [ ] Gestational age: [ ] weeks, [ ] days, ± [ ] days. Growth scan: Fetal measurements: BPD [ ] mm HC [ ] mm AC [ ] mm FL [ ] mm. EFW = [ ] g, ± 15 percent. EFW lies on the ...

  • WHO cause-of-death certification

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    Role of the WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) sets the international guidelines for the format of the cause-of-death section on the Medical Certificates of Cause of Death as well as the rules and guidelines for clinical coders to select the   underlying cause of death   for cause-of-death statistics. Definition of underlying cause of death The ‘underlying cause of death’ is defined by WHO as: ‘the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or, the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury’. Tra ...

  • Media centre

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    ... media will be responding through a Health New Zealand social media account, on behalf of the organisation. If an employee is speaking on their own social media account in an official capacity for Health New Zealand, they will make this clear in the content.  Enforcing community guidelines  Health New Zealand reserves the right to:   decide what content we think is inappropriate hide or remove inappropriate content ban users from social media communities.   We may delete content which contains:   racism, sexism, homophobia, or any other hate speech& ...