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Hyperthermia treatment
The use of microwave or radiofrequency energy to increase body temperature. This type of therapy, which is usually combined with chemotherapy or radiation, has been used in treating some malignancies and infectious diseases.
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Hyperthecosis
Hyperplasia of the theca interna of the ovary. Hirsutism, amenorrhea, and an enlarged clitoris may be present.
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Renovascular hypertension
Hypertension that is caused by decreased blood flow through one or both renal arteries and that normalizes after angioplasty or surgery to open the affected artery. The condition is an uncommon but surgically treatable form of high blood pressure.
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Rebound hypertension
An increase in blood pressure that follows the withdrawal of an antihypertensive drug.
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Ocular hypertension
Increased intraocular pressure, typically exceeding 21 mm Hg. This condition, present in glaucoma, may predispose affected persons to optic nerve damage and visual field loss.
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Intracranial hypertension
An increase in the pressure inside the skull from any cause such as a tumor, hydrocephalus, intracranial hemorrhage, trauma, infection, or interference with the venous flow from the brain.
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Goldblatt hypertension
Hypertension that resembles renal hypertension produced in experimental animals by decreasing the blood flow to the kidney.
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Gestational hypertension
High blood pressure developing after 20 weeks of pregnancy; it often resolves after delivery. It may be mild, requiring no intervention other than careful monitoring to identify preeclampsia.
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Drug resistant hypertension
High blood pressure that does not normalize after treatment with appropriate doses of two or more standard antihypertensive medications.
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Cuff inflation hypertension
A marked increase in blood pressure in association with inflation of the sphygmomanometer cuff. This does not represent true hypertension.
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