malignant hypertension
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What is malignant hypertension?
Malignant hypertension is usually defined as very high blood pressure with swelling of the optic nerve behind the eye. The swelling of the optic nerve behind the eye is called papilledema.
Alternative Names:
Accelerated hypertension; Arteriolar nephrosclerosis; Nephrosclerosis - arteriolar; Hypertension - malignant
Posts on malignant hypertension (208)
I'm 33 years old and had my second child 6 mons ago. after pregnancy diagnosed with preecl...
My mother has previously posted a question about my uncontrollable hypertension but has lef...
- Jan 25, 2008
I had my Blood pressure taken on 3 occasions at 2 different clinics. It was 140/92 during t...
I'm a 36 year old female, 8 months post-op MVR, malignant hypertension, with the following ...
- Sep 22, 2011
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