- Concept UI
- M0452741
- Scope Note
- A condition in pregnant women with elevated systolic (>140 mm Hg) and diastolic (>90 mm Hg) blood pressure on at least two occasions 6 h apart. HYPERTENSION complicates 8-10% of all pregnancies, generally after 20 weeks of gestation. Gestational hypertension can be divided into several broad categories according to the complexity and associated symptoms, such as EDEMA; PROTEINURIA; SEIZURES; abnormalities in BLOOD COAGULATION and liver functions.
- Terms
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Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
Preferred Term
Term UI
T548216
Date08/14/2003
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
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Gestational Hypertension
Term UI
T548217
Date08/14/2003
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2005)
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Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
Term UI
T753628
Date06/30/2009
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID