Keith-Wagener-Barker classification
- Keith-Wagener-Barker classification
- a classification of hypertension and arteriolosclerosis based on retinal changes. Group 1, essential benign hypertension indicated by moderate arteriolar attenuation. Group 2, constant high blood pressure but no apparent effect on health, indicated by more definite arteriolar attenuation with localized constriction. Group 3, hypertension with retinal, renal, cerebral, and other symptoms, indicated by marked attenuation of the arterioles, cotton-wool exudates, and hemorrhages. Group 4, severe hypertension with severe nervous system, visual, and other organ disturbances, indicated by ophthalmoscopic signs of Group 3, with papilledema.
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