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~10% of cases of hypertension are secondary to another disease process (1). Secondary hypertension should be evaluated in young patients with otherwise-unexplained hypertension or patients with difficult-to-control hypertension. The most common etiologies are: Hyperthyroidism Hyperaldosteronism Hypercalcemia Obstructive Sleep Apnea Renovascular Hypertension Chronic Kidney Disease Coarctation of the Aorta Cushing Syndrome PheoChromocytoma One mnemonic to rememberContinue reading “Secondary Hypertension”