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Cause of secondary hypeension includes -

A
Old age
B
Renal parenchymal disease
C
Pregnancy-indued HTN
D
Hypothyroidism
High-Yield Explanation
causes of secondary hypeension includes, Alcohol,Obesity,Pregnancy (pre-eclampsia) *Renal disease * Renal vascular disease * Parenchymal renal disease, paicularly glomerulonephritis * Polycystic kidney disease *Endocrine disease * Phaeochromocytoma * Cushing's syndrome * Primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn's syndrome) * Glucocoicoid-suppressible hyperaldosteronism * Hyperparathyroidism * Acromegaly * Primary hypothyroidism * Thyrotoxicosis * Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11-b-hydroxylase or 17a-hydroxylase deficiency * Liddle's syndrome * 11-b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency Drugs * e.g. Oral contraceptives containing oestrogens, anabolic steroids, coicosteroids, NSAIDs, carbenoxolone, sympathomimetic agents Coarctation of the aoa ref:davidsson&;s principles and practices medicine,21 st ed,pg no 624

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