J70.0: Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation

You were exposed to nuclear radiation. As a result, your lungs have become inflamed.

The lungs are on the left and right side of the ribcage. They are also connected to the nose and mouth via the bronchial tubes and windpipe (trachea).

You need lungs to breath. When we breathe in, oxygen enters the lungs and accumulates in the blood. This blood then flows to the heart. The heart then pumps the oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. All of the organs are supplied with oxygen as a result.

Nuclear radiation damages the genetic material in our cells. As a result, the cells may change or be damaged. If you are exposed to a lot of radiation in a short time, you may quickly get symptoms. It is also possible that you will only get symptoms late.

Nuclear radiation is used for instance in cancer treatment.

You were exposed to nuclear radiation. The cells in your lungs were damaged in this way. Your lungs have thus become inflamed. Typical symptoms for an inflammation of the lungs are shortness of breath, coughing and a high temperature.

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

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).

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