Catalog
Pre-existing hypertensive renal disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
Link to WHO Definition
Pre-existing hypertensive renal disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1388356450
A condition affecting pregnant females, caused by previously diagnosed, or diagnosed within the first 20 weeks, hypertension and associated renal disease. This condition is characterised by blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or greater, leading to a complication during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium. Confirmation is by sphygmomanometer.