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High blood pressure in pregnancy
Gestational diabetes is also called as pregnancy induced hypertension. It is common in pregnancy. It usually occurs after 28 weeks and disappears after 28 weeks of pregnancy. High blood pressure occurs in around 6 to 8 percent of all the pregnancies.
Blood tests for heart disease
Among the blood tests cardiac enzymes are more diagnostic and prognostic value. The Troponin I and T are the cardiac troponins has greater sensitivity and specificity. Patients suspected with myocardial infarct needs serial monitoring of cardiac enzyme levels.
Hypertensive retinopathy
Hypertensive retinopathy is the damage of the retina of the eye due to high blood pressure. In hypertensive retinopathy the high blood pressure over long time causes damage to the small blood vessels of the eye.
Young Female Arteritis
Young Female Arteritis is also known as Takayasu's arteritis is a type of vasculitis which is rare group of disorders which causes blood vessel inflammation. It is a chronic progressive, inflammatory disease which leads to the occlusion of the aorta and its branches, even pulmonary arteries can be involved in the disease.
Addisonian crisis
Adrenal crisis is a constellation of symptoms that indicate severe adrenal insufficiency. This may be the result of either previously undiagnosed Addison's disease. Adrenal crisis refers to overwhelming and life-threatening adrenal insufficiency. The most common signs of adrenal crisis are shock (very low blood pressure with a loss of consciousness), dehydration, and an imbalance of sodium and potassium levels in the body.