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Descriptor English: Opiate Overdose
Descriptor Spanish: Sobredosis de Opiáceos
Descriptor sobredosis de opiáceos
Entry term(s) sobredosis de opioides
Scope note: Uso accidental o intencionado de OPIOIDES por encima de la posología normal. Incluye la sobredosis de opioides de venta con receta e ilegales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Overdose de Opiáceos
Descriptor French: Surdose d'opiacés
Entry term(s): Opiate Overdoses
Opioid Overdose
Opioid Overdoses
Overdose, Opiate
Overdose, Opioid
Tree number(s): C25.775.342.500.500.500
C25.775.643.500.700
F03.900.384.500.500.500
F03.900.647.500.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000083682
Scope note: Accidental or deliberate use of an OPIOID in excess of normal dosage. It includes overdose for prescription and illicit opioids.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Drug Overdose (1990-2020)
Opioid-Related Disorders (1973-2020)
Public MeSH Note: 2021
History Note: 2021
DeCS ID: 59397
Unique ID: D000083682
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2021/01/01
Date of Entry: 2020/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Opiate Overdose - Preferred
Concept UI M000679588
Scope note Accidental or deliberate use of an OPIOID in excess of normal dosage. It includes overdose for prescription and illicit opioids.
Preferred term Opiate Overdose
Entry term(s) Opiate Overdoses
Opioid Overdose
Opioid Overdoses
Overdose, Opiate
Overdose, Opioid



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