E27.5: Adrenomedullary hyperfunction
Your adrenal glands are producing too much of the messenger substance (hormone) adrenalin.
The adrenal glands are at the top of the kidneys. The adrenal gland produces various messenger substances, including the hormone adrenalin. Adrenalin has a wide variety of effects. For example, adrenalin causes the heart to beat faster and increases the blood pressure.
Your adrenal glands are producing more adrenalin than normal. As a result, you may have various symptoms, for example your blood pressure may be raised. It is also possible that you have no symptoms at all.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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