Chronic hypertension screening

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Hypertension Main page

Overview

Causes

Classification

Primary Hypertension
Secondary Hypertension
Hypertensive Emergency
Hypertensive Urgency

Screening

Overview

The Joint National Committee seventh report (JNC 7) defines hypertension as a systolic blood pressure of over 140 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mm Hg based upon the average of two or more properly measured readings at each of two or more visits after an initial screen[1].

Screening test for identifiable Hypertension

Diagnosis Diagnostic Tests
Chronic kidney disease Estimate GFR
Coarctation of aorta CT angiography
Cushing's syndrome and other glucocorticoid excess states including chronic steroid therapy History; dexamethasone suppression test
Drug induced/related History; drug screening
Pheochromocytoma 24 hour urinary metanephrine and normetanephrine
Primary aldosteronism and other mineralocorticoid 24-hour urinary aldosterone level or excess states 24-hour urinary aldosterone level or specific measurements of other mineralocorticoids
Renovascular hypertension Doppler flow study; magnetic resonance angiography
Sleep apnea Sleep study with O2 saturation
Thyroid/ Parathyroid disease TSH; serum PTH

References

  1. Chobanian AV, Bakris GL, Black HR, Cushman WC, Green LA, Izzo JL; et al. (2003). "The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: the JNC 7 report". JAMA. 289 (19): 2560–72. doi:10.1001/jama.289.19.2560. PMID 12748199.

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