F10.3: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol Withdrawal state
You have alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
Before an alcohol withdrawal the person has usually consumed too much alcohol over a long period of time. When someone goes through withdrawal, they have various physical symptoms, because they are consuming less or no alcohol. They may sweat or have shaky hands, for example. Their heart may be racing and you may have a headache. They may also have a seizure.
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
Source
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