T36.0: Poisoning: Penicillins
You have been poisoned by an antibiotic in the penicillin group.
An antibiotic is a drug that acts against bacteria. Bacteria are pathogens. Drugs acting against bacteria are divided into different groups. The groups differ in how exactly they act, for example. The penicillin group includes, for example, penicillin and amoxicillin.
A drug can cause poisoning if, for example, too much of it is taken. The drug may also be administered or taken by mistake. Poisoning can also result if the drug is administered too quickly via a blood vessel.
Poisoning by an antibiotic such as penicillin can cause nausea and vomiting or diarrhea, for example. Seizures may also 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
Source
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