P71.3: Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency
The child's muscles and nerves are responding more vigorously than usual.
Nerves are a sort of wiring in the body. Nerves conduct information. The nerves use electrical impulses to do this. Nerves are important, for instance, in enabling you to sense contacts and temperatures, and to move your muscles.
There can be a variety of reasons why babies’ muscles and nerves respond more vigorously than usual. One reason might be fast or deep breathing. Fast or deep breathing may result in temporary changes in the blood. These changes affect how vigorously the muscles and nerves respond. Another reason may be severe vomiting. Then, too, certain values in the blood that affect the muscles and nerves temporarily change.
Possible indications of more vigorous muscle and nerve responses may be trembling or muscle twitches. Seizures can also occur. There may be problems with breathing and digestion.
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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