At Drexel University, 26,359 students are enrolled in Fall 2014 including in undergraduate and graduate schools, full-time and part-time status. By gender, the school has 12,526 male and 13,833 female students. By race/ethnicity, 14,559 White, 2,055 Black, and 3,083 Asian students are attending at Drexel University.
Blood pressure can vary during the day. Therefore, one elevated blood pressure reading cannot be diagnosed as hypertension. ICD-9-CM code 796.2 is assigned for elevated blood pressure without a diagnosis of hypertension and for transient or borderline hypertension. Once hypertension is established by a physician, a code from category 401 is assigned, with a fourth digit required: 0 for malignant, 1 for benign, and 9 for unspecified.
The diagnosis of a hypertensive emergency is not based solely on an absolute level of blood pressure, but also on the typical blood pressure level of the patient before the hypertensive crisis occurs. Individuals with a history of chronic hypertension may not tolerate a normal blood pressure.