Patients using semaglutide should be vigilant for symptoms such as acute or intermittent pain in the upper right abdomen, nausea, vomiting, and fever, which may indicate gallbladder issues like gallstones or cholecystitis
Example: Prednisone-induced diabetes, no complications, patient started on insulin: T38.0X5A (adverse effect, glucocorticoids, initial encounter) E09.9 (drug-induced diabetes, no complications) Z79.4 (long-term insulin use) Example: Steroid-induced diabetes with polyneuropathy: T38.0X5A E09.42 (drug-induced diabetes with polyneuropathy) Z79.4 (if on insulin) The Most Common Error Here Defaulting to E11 because the patient is a new diabetic. If steroids caused the diabetes, E09 is always correct regardless of the patients age, weight, or family history
Adems, tienen una advertencia importante (boxed warning) sobre el riesgo de tumores de clulas C tiroideas observado en roedores, y estn contraindicados en pacientes con antecedentes personales o familiares de carcinoma medular de tiroides o sndrome de neoplasia endocrina mltiple tipo 2 (MEN2)
Aging Cell 22 , 13818 (2023)
Discontinuation rate: 18.2% at 12mg due to adverse events