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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Onset between age ... (5%) - Onset age ... Hypothyroidism (mainly diastolic ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Secondary hypertension: Screening Checklist
New-onset or uncontrolled hypertension in adults
 • Drug-resistant/induced hypertension
 • Abrupt onset of
Secondary hypertension ... • Onset of diastolic ... hypertension in ... older adults (age ... hypokalemia #Secondary
Pocket Comparison Guide to Heritable Hypertension Syndromes (Secondary Hypertension)

Bartter, Gitelman, Liddle, Primary Aldosteronism, 
GRA (Glucocorticoid Remediable
Syndromes (Secondary ... MR Mutation), AME ... Type 2) By Age ... Syndromes #Comparison #Table ... Diagnosis #Management #Secondary
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... Onset of diastolic ... Workup #causes #Differential
Hypertension in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pre-existing Hypertension - Before Pregnancy OR <20 weeks gestational age
Pregnancy - Differential ... weeks gestational age ... Primary • Secondary ... weeks gestational age ... #Pregnancy #Differential
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
to Evaluate for Secondary ... Causes of Hypertension ... Age <30 w/o risk ... #Hypertension # ... causes #differential
Headache Differential - Primary vs Secondary
A vast number of diseases can cause a headache. We divide
Headache Differential ... - Primary vs Secondary ... which headaches are ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Dysfunction • Diastolic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Most Common Causes of Secondary Hypertension by Age - Am Fam Physician. 2010 Dec 15;82(12):1471-1478.
#Diagnosis #PrimaryCare
Common Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension by ... Age - Am Fam Physician ... #Causes #Differential ... #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Hypertension # ... Screening #Workup #table