P74.1: Dehydration of newborn
There is too little fluid in the child’s body.
There are various reasons why a newborn baby can lose fluid. These include, for example, severe vomiting or diarrhea. Severe sweating can also result in the body losing a lot of fluid. A baby can also have too little fluid in its body if it does not drink enough.
If there is too little fluid in the child’s body there may be different indications. For example, the fontanelles in the child's head may be sunken. Fontanelles are soft spots between the skull bones that, over time, turn into bone. Other indications may be a dry mouth or crying without tears. The child may also excrete little or no urine. The child may also be more lethargic than usual.
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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