Hypertension
| Definition: |
Persistently high arterial blood pressure. Currently accepted threshold levels are 140 mm Hg systolic and 90 mm Hg diastolic pressure. |
| Notes: |
only blood pressure; not for intracranial or intraocular pressure; relation to BLOOD PRESSURE: Manual 23.27+; /drug ther: consider also ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; Goldblatt kidney or Goldblatt hypertension is HYPERTENSION, GOLDBLATT see HYPERTENSION, RENOVA |
| Also Called: |
Blood Pressure, High |
Hypertension Categories.
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Hypertension, Malignant - Severe hypertension characterized by papilledema and necrosis of small arteries and arterioles. The diastolic pressure is generally greater than 130 mm Hg. |
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Hypertension, Pulmonary - Increased pressure within the pulmonary circulation, usually secondary to cardiac or pulmonary disease. |
Hypertension Definitions and Terms
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