Standard surveillance case definitions used by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch (AFHSB) for routine surveillance and reporting. These case definitions have been designed for use with administrative healthcare data derived from the U.S. military electronic health record (EHR) and contained in the Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS) and other available datasets.
1.0 Allergy
Allergic Rhinitis
2.0 Cardiovascular
Deep Vein Thrombophlebitis
3.0 Dental
No case definitions at this time
4.0 Dermatology
Plant Dermatitis Malignant Melanoma; Skin Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Tinea Pedis
5.0 Ear, Nose, Throat
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss; Occupational Hearing Injuries; Noise-Induced Obstructive Sleep Apnea
6.0 Endocrinology
Diabetes Mellitus; Type I&II Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
7.0 Gastroenterology
Appendicitis Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Abdominal Gallbladder Disease Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
8.0 Genitourinary
Male Infertility (New) Urolithiasis (Urinary Stones) Urinary Tract Infection
9.0 Gynecology
Female Infertility (New) Menorrhagia Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Uterine Leiomyomas (Fibroids) Vaginal Candidiasis
10.0 Hematology
Anemia; Iron Deficiency
11.0 Infectious Disease
Arthropod Borne Hemorrhagic Fever Campylobacter Chikungunya Virus Chlamydia Coccidioidomyosis Dengue Fever Diarrhea; Unspecified E. Coli; Intestinal (New) Gastroenteritis; Bacterial Gastroenteritis; Protozoa Related Gastroenteritis; Viral Gonorrhea Helminthiases Hepatitis A (Updated) Hepatitis B (Updated) Hepatitis C (Updated) Herpes Simplex Virus Genital Herpes Zoster (Updated) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Serosurveillance (New) Human Papilloma Virus Infectious Mononucleosis (New) Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) Leishmaniasis Lyme Disease Malaria (Updated) Measles Meningitis; Bacterial Meningitis; Viral Mosquito Borne Viral Encephalitis Mumps Pertussis Pneumonia & Influenza (P&I) Pneumonia & Influenza (P&I), Hospitalized Rickettsial Diseases (New) Rubella Salmonella Shigella (New) Syphilis Tuberculosis Typhoid Fever West Nile Fever Varicella Zika Virus
12.0 Mental Health
Acute Stress Disorder (New) Adjustment Disorders (Updated) Alcohol-Related Disorders (Updated) Anxiety Disorders (Updated) Bipolar Disorders (Updated) Depressive Disorders (Updated) Eating Disorders (Updated) Factitious Disorders (Updated) Mental Health-Related Disorders Personality Disorders (Updated) Psychoses (Updated) PTSD (Updated) Schizophrenia (Updated) Substance-Related Disorders (Updated) Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation; Symptom (Updated) Suicide (Updated)
13.0 Neurology
Epilepsy Guillain-Barré Syndrome Migraine Headache Multiple Sclerosis Traumatic Brain Injury (Updated) TBI Appendix I: Code Map (Updated) TBI Appendix II: Code Sets in Excel (Updated)
14.0 Oncology
Breast Cancer (Updated) Cervical Cancer (Updated) Colorectal Cancer (Updated) Leukemia (Updated) Lung Cancer (Updated) Malignant Brain Tumor (Updated) Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (Updated) Prostate Cancer (Updated) Testicular Cancer (Updated)
15.0 Opthalmology
Cataracts Eye Injuries Glaucoma (Updated)
16.0 Orthopedics
Amputation, Deployment-Related Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cruciate Ligament Injuries Heterotopic Ossification Injuries; by Anatomic Region Low Back Problems; Mechanical Osteoarthritis Spondylosis Tendon Rupture; Non-Traumatic
17.0 Pulmonology
Asthma
18.0 Rheumatology
19.0 Surgical Procedures
Appendectomy; See "Appendicitis" Case Definition Cholecystectomy; See "Gallbladder Disease" Case Definition Hiatal Hernia Repair; See "Hiatal Hernia" Case Definition
20.0 Miscellaneous
Animal Bites (New) Burden of Disease (New) Burden Appendix I: Code Set in Excel (New) Cold Weather Injuries Heat Illness (Updated) Hyponatremia; External Insomnia Overweight, Clinical Rhabdomyolysis; Exertional Syncope
C. References
List of Acronyms
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