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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... repaired) • Primary ... Acromegaly #Secondary ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... taken at home, work ... parenchymal disease - CKD ... #Secondary #HTN
Approach to a young patient with hypertension
General Evaluation - History and Examination, Basic chemistries (K, eGFR),
vasculature) Plasma aldosterone ... ↑AIdo/↑PRA: Secondary ... HA (malignant HTN ... ↑AIdo/↓PRA: Primary ... #workup #algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... parenchymal disease: CKD ... most pts have HTN
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
reabsorption) Workup ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... ) - caution in HTN