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High blood pressure with no discovered medical cause.
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What is primary hypertension?
Hypertension without a known cause is called primary or essential hypertension.
What accounts for 90 percent of all hypertension?
Essential Hypertension
What does ICD-9 code 401.1 mean?
Essential hypertensionBenign essential hypertensionBenign essential hypertension401.1 Benign (for Hypertension)401.0 Malignant (for Hypertension)
Is it true that hypertension which is caused by another condition is called essential hypertension?
true
Essential hypertension is the result of an underlying pathologic condition in another body system?
Essential hypertension means there is no known causes. Secondary hypertension means there is some known cause of your elevated pressure. Treatment would gear toward whatever that cause. However, the majority of hypertension is essential.
What is the deifference between essential hypertension and secondary hypertension?
Essential hypertension is high blood pressure without a clear underlying cause, while secondary hypertension is high blood pressure that is due to a specific medical condition, such as kidney disease or hormonal disorders. Essential hypertension is more common and typically develops gradually over time, whereas secondary hypertension can develop suddenly and may require treatment of the underlying cause.
What is essensial hypertension?
Essential hypertension is presence of sustained hypertension (>140/90) mm hg without any presence of disease.
What is The correct ICD-10 code for essential hypertension?
The code for hypertension is I10
What has the author Per Lund-Johansen written?
Per Lund-Johansen has written: 'Hemodynamics in early essential hypertension' -- subject(s): Essential hypertension, Hemodynamics
Why Blood pressure and heart beat raise?
Soda, caffeine, alcohol, drugs, and medications are some causes of high blood pressure. Two forms of high blood pressure have been described: essential (or primary) hypertension and secondary hypertension. Essential hypertension is a far more common condition and accounts for 95% of hypertension. The cause of essential hypertension is multifactorial, that is, there are several factors whose combined effects produce hypertension secondary hypertension, which accounts for 5% of hypertension, the high blood pressure is secondary to (caused by) a specific abnormality in one of the organs or systems of the body Essential hypertension affects approximately 72 million Americans, yet its basic causes or underlying defects are not always known.
What is the Autopsy finding in essential hypertension in kidney?
Benign Nephrosclerosis
What the correct diagnosis code for benign essential hypertension?
401.1
