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How common is primary hypertension and elevated heart rate in a fit 17yr old boy? is it more common to be hypertension due to a secondary cause?
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GOOD THINKING!: Good thinking! definitely consider increased thyroid hormone levels, as well as cardiac and renal causes. Thyroid profile, blood chemistry, ekg; if abnormal – echocardiogram. Your family physician will do it all.
Answered 1/7/2015
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