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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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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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