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Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced

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Definition: 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.  check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY   
Examples Eclampsia; HELLP Syndrome; Pre-Eclampsia 		Other names Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension; Pregnancy Transient Hypertension; Induced Hypertensions, Pregnancy; Induced Hypertension, Pregnancy; Hypertensions, Pregnancy Induced; Hypertension, Pregnancy Transient; Hypertension, Pregnancy Induced; Hypertension, Gestational; Transient Hypertension, Pregnancy; Pregnancy Induced Hypertension; Gestational Hypertension

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