T36-T50: Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances
T50: Poisoning by diuretics and other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances
Poisoning by diuretics and other unspecified drugs, medicaments, and biological substances comprises a range of conditions resulting from unintentional or deliberate excess intake of these substances. Diuretics help your body get rid of excess salt and water, but in high doses, can upset the balance of other important minerals in your body leading to a variety of symptoms. Problems may differ based on the particular substance taken, but generally, people may experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, dizziness, irregular heartbeats, and in severe cases, seizures. Disease progression can vary from mild discomfort to life-threatening scenarios based on the amount and type of substance taken. The conditions in this grouping can impact various body systems including the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, nervous, and renal systems.
Subcodes of T50:
- T50.0: Poisoning: Mineralocorticoids and their antagonists
- T50.1: Poisoning: Loop [high-ceiling] diuretics
- T50.2: Poisoning: Carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics
- T50.3: Poisoning: Electrolytic, caloric and water-balance agents
- T50.4: Poisoning: Drugs affecting uric acid metabolism
- T50.5: Poisoning: Appetite depressants
- T50.6: Poisoning: Antidotes and chelating agents, not elsewhere classified
- T50.7: Poisoning: Analeptics and opioid receptor antagonists
- T50.8: Poisoning: Diagnostic agents
- T50.9: Poisoning: Other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances
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