High Blood Pressure, Benign


Related Terms

  • Benign Hypertension
  • Essential Hypertension
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Primary Hypertension

Differential Diagnoses

Specialists

  • Cardiovascular Internist
  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Radiologist

Comorbid Conditions

  • Cardiac arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Diabetes
  • Kidney disease
  • Obesity

Factors Influencing Duration

Length of disability may be influenced by the cause and severity of the hypertension, response to treatment, and whether or not the individual is compliant with treatment recommendations for lifestyle changes and drug therapy. Complications may produce a period of disability. Certain types of employment, such as those jobs requiring a commercial drivers license (CDL) or pilots license, may experience a longer duration.

Medical Codes

ICD-9-CM:
401 - Hypertension, Essential
401.1 - High Blood Pressure, Benign
401.9 - Essential Hypertension, Unspecified

References

Cited

American Heart Association. "High Blood Pressure Statistics." American Heart Association. 29 Mar. 2009. American Heart Association, Inc. 1 Sep. 2009 <http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2139>.

Riaz, Kamram, and Ahmed Aqeel. "Hypertensive Heart Disease." eMedicine. Eds. Hanumant Deshmukh, et al. 31 Aug. 2009. Medscape. 1 Sep. 2009 <http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/162449-overview>.

"National High Blood Pressure Education Program." National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Dec. 2003. U.S. National Institutes of Health. 6 Sep. 2009 <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/express.pdf>.

"Your Guide to Lowering your Blood Pressure with DASH." National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Apr. 2006. U.S. National Institutes of Health. 1 Sep. 2009 <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf>.

Patel, Jaqdish, and Stanley J. Swierzewski,. "High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)." Cardiology Channel. 7 Aug. 2007. Healthcommunities.com. 1 Sep. 2009 <http://www.cardiologychannel.com/hypertension/index.shtml>.

Singh, Vibhuti N. "High Blood Pressure." eMedicine Health. Eds. Alan D. Forker, et al. 9 Apr. 2007. WebMD, LLC. 1 Sep. 2009 <http://www.emedicinehealth.com/high_blood_pressure/article_em.htm>.

Source: Medical Disability Advisor


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