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High Blood Pressure, Benign

Related Terms

Benign Hypertension
Essential Hypertension
High Blood Pressure
Hypertension
Primary Hypertension

Differential Diagnoses

Anxiety
Lead toxicity
Secondary hypertension

Specialists

Cardiovascular Internist
Internal Medicine Physician
Radiologist

Comorbid Conditions

Cardiovascular disease or other heart irregularities
Diabetes
Kidney disease
Obesity
Sedentary lifestyle

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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 CDL or pilots license, may experience a longer duration.

Duration Trends from Reference Data

DURATION TRENDS

ICD-9-CM: 401

Cases	Mean	Min	Max	No Lost Time	Over 6 Months
2266	31	0	174	1.9%	0%

Percentile:	5^th	25^th	Median	75^th	95^th
Days:	3	11	20	40	92

DURATION TRENDS

ICD-9-CM: 401.1, 401.9

Cases	Mean	Min	Max	No Lost Time	Over 6 Months
5473	42	0	172	0.3%	0%

Percentile:	5^th	25^th	Median	75^th	95^th
Days:	7	15	30	58	124

Differences may exist between the duration tables and the reference graphs. Duration tables provide expected recovery periods based on the type of work performed by the individual. The reference graphs reflect the actual experience of many individuals across the spectrum of physical conditions, in a variety of industries, and with varying levels of case management. Selected graphs combine multiple codes based on similar means and medians.

Medical Codes

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

Prognosis

With appropriate lifestyle changes and the wide variety of drug therapy available, most individuals with high blood pressure can control the condition. However, because hypertension rarely has symptoms and individuals do not feel sick, they may not feel compelled to make lifestyle changes or follow medication regimens (noncompliance). This may lead to further complications from hypertension. The mortality rate from high blood pressure rose 6.8% over the previous 10 years and the actual number of deaths increased by one-third. Among blacks, death occurs in 30% of men and 20% of hypertensive women.

Source: Medical Disability Advisor

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