Surgically Correctable HTN, C61 P463

Question 1

What is it?

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Answer 1

Hypertension caused by conditions that

are amenable to surgical correction

Question 2

What percentage of patients
with HTN have a surgically
correctable cause?
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Answer 2

≈7%

Question 3

What diseases that cause
HTN are surgically
correctable?
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Answer 3

Think “CAN I CHURP?”:
Cushing’s syndrome
Aortic coarctation
Neuroblastoma/neoplasia

Increased intracranial pressure

    Conn’s syndrome (primary
       hyperaldosteronism)
    Hyperparathyroidism/hyperthyroidism
    Unilateral renal parenchymal disease
    Renal artery stenosis
    Pheochromocytoma

Question 4

What is the formula for
pressure?
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Answer 4

Pressure = flow x resistance or P =
F x R (Think: Power FoRward); thus,
an increase in flow, resistance, or both,
results in an increase in pressure