P81.0: Environmental hyperthermia of newborn
In the period immediately after the birth, overheating occurred.
The baby's body temperature is always maintained as stable as possible. If necessary, heat is created or released over the body surface area for that. For various reasons, a baby's body temperature can change.
For example, a newborn child may overheat if the environment is very warm. Sometimes the child is also insulated by too much clothing. In that case, the child may not give off enough heat and overheat. The skin of the newborn child may then become hot, dry and red. The heart may also beat faster than usual and a fever can occur.
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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