| Term | Definition |
|---|
| after streptococcal sore throat (Group A) can come: | Rheumatic fever |
| antistreptolysin: | antibodies with rheumatic fever |
| Diseases of the Circulatory System: | 390 - 459 Chapter 7 |
| hypertensive cardiomegaly: | cardiomegaly due to hypertension |
| Malignant Hypertension: | 5%, abrupt onset, HAs/vision |
| Primary hypertension: | or Essential, cause unknown 90% |
| rheumatic heart disease valve inv. %: | mitral 75%, aortic 30%, tricuspid & pulmonary <5% |
| Secondary hypertension: | Secondary to renal disease , 10% |
| terms: and, with: | do not imply cause and effect (i.e. due to) |
| hypertensive cerebrovascular disease (order) | 1st cerebrovascular disease 434.91, 2nd benign essential hypertension 401.1 |
| Elevated blood pressure | 796.2 Elevated bp w/out hypertension |
| hypertension of pregnancy | transient hypertension 642.3x |
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