JA21
category
Pre-eclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension
Definition
A condition affecting pregnant females over 20 weeks gestation. This condition is characterised by systolic blood pressure greater than 140mmHg and diastolic greater or equal to 90mmHg on two occasions 4 hours apart in the presence of either proteinuria or other new onset maternal organ dysfunction characterised by one thrombocytopenia, elevated serum creatinine or liver transaminases, or neurological conditions or fetal growth restriction in a female diagnosed with pre-existing hypertension.
Inclusions
- Superimposed pre-eclampsia
Also indexed as
Pre-eclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertensionPre-eclampsia superimposed on hypertension NOSPre-eclampsia superimposed on pre-existing hypertensionPre-existing hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium complicated by pre-eclampsiaSuperimposed pre-eclampsiapre-eclampsia added to pre-existing hypertensionpre-eclampsia or eclampsia with pre-existing hypertensionpre-existing hypertensive disorder with superimposed proteinuriaproteinuria complicating pregnancy, childbirth or puerperium, superimposed on pre-existing hypertensive disorderpuerperal pre-eclampsia with pre-existing hypertensionsuperimposed PET - [pre-eclamptic toxaemia]superimposed PIH - [pregnancy-induced hypertension]