Secondary causes of Hypertension • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI, Anti VEGF agents, TKI, Pseudoephedrine • Primary Renal Disease • Pheochromocvtoma • Renovascular • Primary Hyperaldosternism (low renin HTN) • Pseudopheochromocytoma - respond to SSRIs • Coarctation of Aorta • Other Endocrine causes: Thyroid disease, Hyperparathyroidism, Acromegaly, Renin producing tumor • Other low renin HTN causes: Cushing's Syndrome, 11B hydroxylase def, 17alpha hydroxylase def, Deoxycorticosterone tumor, Chrouros syndrome, Geller syndrome, Gordon syndrome, Liddle syndrome, Apparent minerolocorticoid excess • Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Dr. Kenar Jhaveri @kdjhaveri #Secondary #causes #Hypertension #differential #diagnosis
