Hypertension Evaluation History

Aka: Hypertension Evaluation History

II. History: Past Medical History

  1. Severity of Hypertension with Blood Pressure log
  2. Onset of Hypertension
    1. Age <12: Associated with Secondary Hypertension in >70% of cases
    2. Age 12-18: Associated with Secondary Hypertension in 10-15% of cases
    3. Age 19-39: Associated with Secondary Hypertension in 5% of cases
    4. Age 40-64: Associated with Secondary Hypertension in 8-12% of cases
    5. Age >65: Associated with Secondary Hypertension in 17% of cases
    6. Viera (2010) Am Fam Physician 82(12): 1471-8 [PubMed]

III. History: Family History

  1. Hypertension
  2. Kidney disease

IV. History: Medications

  1. See Medication Causes of Hypertension

V. History: Habits

  1. Salt intake
  2. Fat intake
  3. High Caloric Intake contributing to Obesity
  4. Alcohol use
  5. Tobacco Use
  6. Recreational Drugs of Abuse (stimulants)
    1. Cocaine
    2. Methamphetamine

VI. History: Lead Exposure Risk

  1. Lead paints
  2. Printer inks
  3. Inhalation risks
  4. Postmenopausal women
    1. Lead increases due to skeletal lead mobilization
    2. Nash (2003) JAMA 289:1523-32 [PubMed]

VII. History: Symptoms of Urinary tract Disease

  1. Urinary Tract Infection
  2. Nephrolithiasis (or Hypercalcemia)
  3. Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

VIII. Findings: Evidence of Endocrine Disease

  1. Diabetes Mellitus
  2. Hyperthyroidism
  3. Hypothyroidism
  4. Hyperparathyroidism (Hypercalcemia)
    1. Confusion
    2. Major Depression
    3. Abdominal Pain
    4. Nephrolithiasis
    5. Constipation
  5. Cushing's Disease
    1. Acne Vulgaris
    2. Osteoporosis
    3. Bone Fractures
    4. Glucose Intolerance
  6. Aldosteronism
    1. Hypokalemia
    2. Muscle Weakness
    3. Paresthesias
    4. Tetany
  7. 11-Hydroxylase deficiency
    1. Premature Virilization in males
    2. Masculinization in females
  8. 17-Hydroxylase deficiency
    1. Failed sex maturation
  9. Pheochromocytoma
    1. Flushing
    2. Sweating
    3. Tremor
    4. Panic
    5. Facial pallor
    6. Headache
    7. Weight loss
    8. Labile Blood Pressure
    9. Orthostatic Hypotension
    10. Palpitations
    11. Syncope

IX. Findings: Evidence of Renal Disease

  1. Renal Artery Stenosis (renovascular disease)
    1. Serum Creatinine increases 50% or more over baseline after starting ACE Inhibitor or ARB
    2. Unilateral small Kidney on Ultrasound
    3. Recurrent flash pulmonary edema
  2. Renal Disease
    1. Serum Creatinine increased
    2. Proteinuria

X. Findings: Evidence of Neurologic Disease

  1. Previous Neurologic disease or symptoms
  2. Headaches
  3. Confusion
  4. Seizures

XI. Findings: Evidence of Cardiovascular disease

  1. Coronary Artery Disease
  2. Congestive Heart Failure
  3. Amaurosis Fugax
  4. Claudication
  5. Renal Artery Stenosis

XII. Findings: Evidence of Sleep Disorder

  1. Loud snoring
  2. Daytime Somnolence
  3. Witnessed apneas
  4. May be associated with Headache, Fatigue, difficult concentration

XIII. References

  1. Charles (2017) Am Fam Physician 96(7): 453-61 [PubMed]

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Ontology: Hypertensive disease (C0020538)

Definition (MEDLINEPLUS)

Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Each time your heart beats, it pumps out blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. When your heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is the diastolic pressure.

Your blood pressure reading uses these two numbers, the systolic and diastolic pressures. Usually they are written one above or before the other. A reading of

  • 119/79 or lower is normal blood pressure
  • 140/90 or higher is high blood pressure
  • Between 120 and 139 for the top number, or between 80 and 89 for the bottom number is prehypertension

High blood pressure usually has no symptoms, but it can cause serious problems such as stroke, heart failure, heart attack and kidney failure. You can control high blood pressure through healthy lifestyle habits and taking medicines, if needed.

NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Definition (NCI_CDISC) Pathological increase in blood pressure defined as one of the following: History of hypertension diagnosed and treated with medication, diet, and/or exercise; On at least 2 separate occasions, documented blood pressure greater than 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic in patients without diabetes or chronic kidney disease, or blood pressure greater than 130 mm Hg systolic or 80 mm Hg diastolic in patients with diabetes or chronic kidney disease; Currently on pharmacological therapy for the treatment of hypertension.
Definition (NCI) Blood pressure that is abnormally high.
Definition (NCI_CTCAE) A disorder characterized by a pathological increase in blood pressure; a repeatedly elevation in the blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mm Hg.
Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) A blood pressure of 140/90 or higher. High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. It can harm the arteries and cause an increase in the risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, and blindness.
Definition (CSP) persistantly high arterial blood pressure.
Definition (MSH) Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D006973
ICD9 997.91, 401-405.99
ICD10 I10-I15.9 , I10, I10-I15
SnomedCT 38341003, 155302005, 194757006, 194760004, 155295004, 194756002, 266287006, 194794002, 195537001
LNC MTHU020789, LA14293-7, LA7444-8
English Hypertension, BLOOD PRESSURE HIGH, HYPERTENSION ARTERIAL, Hypertensive disease NOS, Hypertensive diseases, [X]Hypertensive diseases, Systemic hypertension, Hypertensive disorder, systemic arterial, hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis, systemic HTN, systemic hypertension (diagnosis), systemic hypertension, Hypertension arterial, Blood pressure high, HBP, HT, Hypertension NOS, Surg comp - hypertension, HTN, Hypertension [Disease/Finding], high blood pressure, hypertensive disorder, hypertensive vascular disease, arterial hypertension, arterial hypertension systemic, vascular hypertension, blood high pressure, high blood pressure disorder, systemic arterial hypertension, hypertensive disease, Hypertensive diseases (I10-I15), Complications affecting other specified body systems, not elsewhere classified, hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Hypertensive disease NOS (disorder), Hypertensive disease (disorder), (Hypertensive disease) or (hypertension), (Hypertensive disease) or (hypertension) (disorder), [X]Hypertensive diseases (disorder), hypertension, BLOOD PRESSURE, INCREASED, BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH, Hypertensive Disorder, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE, HYPERTENSION, PRESSURE, HIGH BLOOD, High blood pressure, Hyperpiesia, Hyperpiesis, Hypertensive vascular degeneration, Hypertensive vascular disease, BP - High blood pressure, High blood pressure disorder, Systemic arterial hypertension, HBP - High blood pressure, BP+ - Hypertension, HT - Hypertension, Hypertensive disorder, systemic arterial (disorder), Hypertensive disorder, HTN - Hypertension, blood pressure; high, high; arterial tension, high; blood pressure, Hypertension, NOS, Hypertensive disease, NOS, Raised blood pressure (disorder), Blood Pressure, High, Blood Pressures, High, High Blood Pressures, Vascular Hypertensive Disorder, Hypertensive disease, HYPERTENSIVE DISEASE
French HYPERTENSION ARTERIELLE, Pression artérielle élevée, PAH, Hypertension SAI, TH, HYPERTENSION, TENSION ARTERIELLE E, Hypertension chronique, Hypertension permanente, Hypertension artérielle, Hypertension
Portuguese HIPERTENSAO, Hipertensão arterial NE, Hipertensão arterial, Pressão arterial alta, HYPERTENSAO ARTERIAL, PRESSAO SANGUINEA ELEVADA, Pressão Arterial Alta, Pressão Sanguínea Alta, Hipertensão
Spanish HIPERTENSION, PRESION SANGUINEA ALTA, Presión sanguínea alta, HTA, Hipertensión NEOM, Hipertensión arterial, HT, HIPERTENSION ARTERIAL, enfermedad hipertensiva, SAI, [X]enfermedades hipertensivas (trastorno), enfermedad hipertensiva, SAI (trastorno), [X]enfermedades hipertensivas, Hypertensive disease NOS, degeneración vascular hipertensiva, enfermedad hipertensiva, enfermedad vascular hipertensiva, hiperpiesia, hiperpiesis, hipertensión arterial (trastorno), hipertensión arterial, presión arterial alta, tensión arterial alta, tensión arterial elevada, Hipertensión, Presión Sanguínea Alta
German HYPERTONIE, Hypertonie, arteriell, Blutdruck, hoch, HBP, HT, Hypertonie NNB, BLUTDRUCK HOCH, HYPERTONIE ARTERIELL, Hypertension, Hypertonie
Dutch hypertensie NAO, hoge bloeddruk, arteriële hypertensie, bloeddruk; hoog, hoog; arteriële druk, hoog; bloeddruk, hypertensie, Bloeddruk, hoge, Hypertensie
Italian Ipertensione (HT), Ipertensione NAS, Pressione del sangue elevata, Ipertensione, Pressione sanguigna alta, Ipertensione arteriosa
Japanese 動脈性高血圧, 高血圧ＮＯＳ, ｺｳｹﾂｱﾂ, ｺｳｹﾂｱﾂNOS, ﾄﾞｳﾐｬｸｾｲｺｳｹﾂｱﾂ, 高血圧, 高血圧症
Swedish Högt blodtryck
Czech hypertenze, Arteriální hypertenze, Vysoký krevní tlak, Hypertenze NOS, Hypertenze, vysoký krevní tlak, hypertonie
Finnish Kohonnut verenpaine
Russian GIPERTENZIIA, GIPERTONICHESKAIA BOLEZN', KROVIANOE DAVLENIE VYSOKOE, ГИПЕРТЕНЗИЯ, ГИПЕРТОНИЧЕСКАЯ БОЛЕЗНЬ, КРОВЯНОЕ ДАВЛЕНИЕ ВЫСОКОЕ
Croatian HIPERTENZIJA
Polish Nadciśnienie
Hungarian Arteriás hypertonia, Hypertensio, HT, RR magas, Hypertonia k.m.n., Magas vérnyomás
Norwegian Høyt blodtrykk, Hypertensjon, Hypertoni
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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