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Post p a r tum Hypertensio n
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II sitting b lood p r e s sure r e a d i ng s o f 1 40 /90 iUID H9 or rao r e
taken o n t ....o seperat e occasions at l east one hour apart a nd i n
a a ubject; who ha s had more than 15 minutes of qu i e t r e s t will
be considered a s d i agnos t ic o f Hype r t e ns i on post pa r tum.
Se ver e hypertensio n wi l l be defi ned by blood p r e ssures of
16 0 / 1 0 0 rom H9 or more .
1'hrombo p h l e bi t islT h r ombo t!. c l e sio n of l owe r e xt r e mi t y ·
1) Sys t e mi c f ever
2) Te nder localised area a l on g a path o f a ve in
J) Ten de r cordI i ke mas s along t he path of a ve i n
4) Lower limb oedema with or without pa i n .
51 Presence of wana rather t han a c ool ext r ellity.
6) positive Homan sign
The pres en c e of t hr e e or more of the above signs
cons i de r ed as suggest i ve o f a thrombotic va s cu l a r l esion.