Template:ICD10 Guideline overdose: Difference between revisions

**(1) Nothing bad has happened to them yet, but it may and so they're observed for observation.  In this case, the primary admit code would be [[Observation for SUSPECTED overdose]], and this should be combined with the specific drug(s) in the overdose -- and IF it was a suicide attempt than also combine with [[Suicide attempt (intentional self-harm)|Suicide attempt]]

**(2) They HAVE dangerous physiologic manifestations already (e.g. resp failure, shock) and the admission is for that/those manifestations.  In this case you should combine all the manifestations present + the overdose(s) and if relevant also [[Suicide attempt (intentional self-harm)]].  And in this case, the PRIMARY (checked off) diagnosis is the ONE of the physiologic manifestations which is most responsible for the admission (i.e. "worst"; just like we do when people present with infection and multiple organ failures, we choose the worst manifestation as primary).