When the diagnostic statement includes both hypertension and chronic kidney disease or renal sclerosis, ICD-10-cm assumes that there is a cause and effect relationship.
Hypertension is the increase in blood pressure. The force of the blood pumped into the arteries can be so high that it can lead to serious health issues. The reason for hypertension can be high salt diet, due to stress or the cause can be genetic as well.
Renal sclerosis is the condition in which the glomerulus of the kidney becomes hard. The causes for the same can be some other disease like diabetes, or due to some infection or it can be some drug toxicity.
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