Recording Aetiology in the BCS System

Ann Robbins (Systems Analyst @ Bawtry Computer Services) 9:51am 15th February 2008:

Recording Aetiology in the BCS System

Following a presentation by Jayne Inscoe at the 2008 BCS User Group meeting it was proposed that the aetiology list in BCS be reviewed by all users.

Generic	Specific
Meningitis	Meningitis
Meningitis	Meningitis-hi
Meningitis	Meningitis-m
Meningitis	Meningitis-p
Mumps/Measles	Mumps
Mumps/Measles	Measles
Other	Ototoxicity
Other	Mastoidectomy
Other	Head Injury
Other	Perilymph Fistula
Other	latrogenic
Other	Other Diagnosis(Specify)
Other	Syphilis
Other	Menieres Disease
Other	Viral
Other	Otosclerosis
Genetic	Genetic
Cerebal Palsy	Cerebral Palsy
CMV	CMV
Syndromal	Ushers
Syndromal	Syndromal(Specify)
Syndromal	Charge Syndrome
Syndromal	DOOR Syndrome
Syndromal	Pendreds
Syndromal	Down's Syndrome
Unknown	Unknown

Please add your comments.

Jennifer Robertson (SLT Dublin) 12:15pm 15th February 2008:

Could we also add Waardenburg's syndrome and Connexin 26?

deirdre lucas (consultant in audiovestibular medicine; paediatric CI programme, RNTNE) 8:13pm 22nd February 2008:

I developed a slightly different database for diagnosis (aetiology)which separates the diagnosis into categories, then subgroups and finally into specific conditions

eg. gends = genetic, dominant, syndromal,
then divided into Waardenburg S, BOR, otosclerosis/otospongiosis,osteogenesis imperfecta;

genrns = genetic, recessive, non-syndromal, divided into Connexin 26, other.

similarly, infiu = intrauterine infection divided into rubella, CMV, toxoplasmosis, syphilis etc;

infaq = infection, aquired then divided into meningitis types, syphilis etc.

these are just examples of the whole which we kept simple in the first instance.

Would be happy to discuss.

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