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T51.0: Toxic effect: Ethanol

You have too much alcohol in your body. As a result, your body has been poisoned.

There are many different alcohols. These have different properties and are toxic in certain amounts.

You have poisoned yourself with the usual alcohol that is also drinkable. One uses such alcohol also at home or in industry for cleaning, for example.

If you have too much alcohol in your body you may have different symptoms. It depends on how much of the substance is in the body and for how long the substance has been in the body. Severe illness is also possible. For example, you may feel nauseated or vomit. You may also have trouble speaking. Or you may move differently than normal. This includes not being able to walk normally, for example.

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

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).