Differential Diagnosis
Causes of secondary hypertension should be ruled out, especially in patients at extremes of age (younger or older).
Differential diagnoses may include:
- Acromegaly
- Aortic coarctation
- CKD
- Collagen vascular disease
- Cushing syndrome
- Drug-induced hypertension
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Renal artery stenosis