MOH/KKM POST-NATAL CODING
In Malaysia, community nurses will conduct home visit for post-natal risk stratification and assess the well-being of the newborn. Home visit is ideally conducted daily until day 20 post-partum. However, the common practice is that they visit the mother on day 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, and 20. In this post, I will focus on post-natal risk stratification. RED CODE : immediate referral to hospital. eclampsia severe pre-eclampsia / impending eclampsia secondary PPH retained POC Urinary problems: acute urinary retention urinary incontinence infection/ wound breakdown/ haematoma at the site of episiotomy or caesarean section incision Hb < 9 g/dL with symptomatic anaemia signs and symptoms of DVT/PE: calf tenderness/swelling redness/inflammation of the lower limb(s) dyspnoea chest pain respiratory symptoms: dyspnoea prolonged cough/haemoptysis asthmatic attack puerperal sepsis : fever, foul-smelling lochia mother with heart disease who delivered at home rhes...