Hypertension*
Hypertension*: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Systolic and Diastolic
Pseudohypertension (e.g., wrong-sized cuff)
Primary (essential)
Renal causes
Parenchymal
Vascular
Renoprival (after bilateral nephrectomy)
Renin-producing tumor
Liddle's syndrome
Endocrine causes
Acromegaly
Hypothyroidism
Hypercalcemia
Adrenal causes
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Cushing's syndrome
Primary aldosteronism
Pheochromocytoma
Extraadrenal chromaffin tumors
Exogenous
Oral contraceptives
Estrogens
Glucocorticoids
Mineralocorticoids (e.g., licorice)
Sympathomimetic agents
Tyramine-containing foods and monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Coarctation of aorta
Pregnancy-induced
Neurogenic causes
Increased intracranial pressure
Postoperative state
Acute porphyria
Lead poisoning
Quadriplegia (acute)
Diencephalic syndrome
Familial dysautonomia
Increased intravascular volume
Polycythemia vera
Iatrogenic causes
Burns
Sleep apnea
Psychogenic causes
Drug withdrawal
Other drugs
Cocaine
Cyclosporine
Erythropoietin
Systolic
Increased cardiac output or stroke volume, or both
Aortic valvular regurgitation
Fever
Arteriovenous fistula, patent ductus arteriosus
Paget's disease
Beriberi
Thyrotoxicosis (endogenous or exogenous)
Anemia
Hyperkinetic circulation
Anxiety
Complete heart block
Aortic rigidity
References
1. Kaplan NM: Systemic Hypertension: Mechanisms and Diagnosis, p. 807. See Bibliography, 1.
2. Weinberger, MH: Systemic Hypertension, p. 175. See Bibliography, 5.
*Modified from Kaplan NM: Systemic Hypertension: Mechanisms and Diagnosis, p. 811. See Bibliography, 1.
Book Source Details
- Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
- Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
- Year of Publication: 1999
- Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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