Question 1

what diagnostic testing is required to pinpoint the potential cause(s) of secondary hypertension?

Accepted Answer

Testing: Testing for secondary hypertension would include a blood test., a urine test, an ultrasound of your kidneys, &amp; an electrocardiogram (ECG). Once the underlying condition is effectively treated, secondary hypertension may decrease or even return to normal.
Lifestyle changes such as eating healthy foods, physical activity &amp; maintaining a healthy weight may help. I wish you well with your health!

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: secondary hypertension?

Accepted Answer

2ary hypertension: This is high blood pressure which is not just essential hypertension.  5% of cases of hypertension are secondary, such as from pheochromocytoma, hypercalcemia, hyperthyroidism and such.

Question 3

how are secondary hypertension and essential hypertension different?

Accepted Answer

Hypertension: Secondary hypertension:secondary hypertension (or, less commonly, inessential hypertension) is a type of hypertension which by definition is caused by an identifiable underlying secondary cause.
Essential hypertension:essential hypertension (also called primary hypertension or idiopathic hypertension) is the form of hypertension that by definition, has no identifiable cause.

Question 4

what's the best treatment for secondary hypertension?

Accepted Answer

Treat cause: 2ndary hypertension means it is caused by a medical condition: ex kidney problem (:narrowing of an artery going to either kidney or disease of one kidney), pheochromocytoma. What the cause, it needs to be treated.

Question 5

renal hypertension is a form of secondary hypertension. right?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Many renal diseases, e.g., renal artery stenosis, chronic pyelo- or glomerulo- nephritis, radiation injury and some tumors can cause hypertension.

Question 6

explain complications of obesity, such as melita's {type 2} and, secondary hypertension.?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes, high bp: Back and hip pains, possible cholesterol elevation and triglycerides, not mentioning your knee joints and many more that would disable you in time.

Question 7

a patient having polycysitc kidney disease associate with hypertension, do we call this secondary hypertension&is it due to cysts this bp elevation?

Accepted Answer

Good question: Combination of hypertension and abdominal mass is suggestive of pkd. Fifty percent of patients will have hypertension at time diagnosis is made of PKD and will develop in most patients during the course of the disease. It is of interest to note that decompression of the cysts can lower blood pressure temporarily.

Question 8

does lercanidipin 20mg causes dry mouth when taken once daily as a chronic medication for a 37 years old patient having secondary hypertension?and wh

Accepted Answer

No: It doesn't cause dry mouth. Here are the adverse effects with lercanidipine 10 mg/day included flushing (1.1% vs 0.4% for placebo), ankle edema 0.9% vs 1.3%), palpitations (0.6% vs 0.4%), headache (2.3% vs 1.3%), vertigo (0.4% vs 0.4%), and asthenia (0.4% vs 0.4%). Source:http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc1993952/.

Question 9

does treatment with arb's specifically olmesartan   20mg reduces proteinurea to below 30mg even if secondary hypertension is still there in arteries?

Accepted Answer

Proteinuria: Olmesartan (o) reduces both proteinuria (p) and blood pressure and it does so in a dose related response. That means the more of it you give, 40 mg instead of 20 mg, the greater the reduction of p. Speak to your doctor about the advisability of increasing the dose of o in your case to reduce your p. I am not sure of what you mean by "even if secondary hypertension is still there in the arteries".

Question 10

does olmesartan 20 mg causes dry mouth when taken once daily as a chronic medication for a 37 years old patient having secondary hypertension?and why

Accepted Answer

Olmesartan: Has a common side effects like dry mouth, thirst, weakness, tiredness, just to name a few. The dry mouth is caused by the thiazide diuretic component that  creates changes in body salts (sodium) and fluids.

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Renal hypertension is a form of secondary hypertension. right?

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Explain complications of obesity, such as melita's {type 2} and, secondary hypertension.?

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A patient having polycysitc kidney disease associate with hypertension, do we call this secondary hypertension&is it due to cysts this bp elevation?

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Does lercanidipin 20mg causes dry mouth when taken once daily as a chronic medication for a 37 years old patient having secondary hypertension?and wh

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Does treatment with arb's specifically olmesartan 20mg reduces proteinurea to below 30mg even if secondary hypertension is still there in arteries?

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Does olmesartan 20 mg causes dry mouth when taken once daily as a chronic medication for a 37 years old patient having secondary hypertension?and why

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