T38.2: Poisoning: Antithyroid drugs
Your body was poisoned by a medication. This medication is intended to inhibit the formation of thyroid hormones.
The thyroid is a small organ at the bottom of the neck. The thyroid gland needs iodine to produce important messenger substances for the body. These messenger substances influence the heartbeat, digestion, and body temperature, among other things.
You may be tired if too few thyroid hormones are produced, for example. A medication can sometimes cause dizziness. It is possible blood will not be created properly. You may also lose consciousness.
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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