TN0658 DIPTHERIA COMPLICATED
PREAUTH		CLAIMS
MIN. CLINICAL SYMPTOMS	MIN. REQUIRED	CRITERIA	DETAILS	% BREAKUP AMOUNT - CLAIMS	POINTS AWARDED	SPECIAL MENTION
SORE THROAT / FEVER / STIDOR OR WHEEZE /	CXR / ABG / CLINICAL PHOTO / CBC	TOTAL BED DAYS		20
		BEDS IN ICU
		DAYS UNDER VENTILATOR SUPPORT
		INVESTIGATIONS	general work up	30		URINE EXAMINATION , URINE FOR KETONES, CXR
			throat swab culture ( MINIMUM THREE ) / gram's stain		mandatory
			ECG		mandatory	INCLUDES REPEAT ECG'S
		TREATMENT	antitoxin	50	mandatory
			antibiotics / steroids / nebulisation
			TRACHEOSTOMY