Ruth Anderson & Robert Stone
Ruth Anderson: Case of secondary hypertension and hypokalemia in a young woman. Be able to recognize clinical characteristics of secondary hypertension and understand underlying physiology to enable diagnostic and treatment strategies
Robert Stone: Understand blood pressure, renin-angiotensin system, and atherosclerosis
1. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
ACEI and pregnancy
Mechanism of action
Monitoring of ACEI
Hypokalemia/hyperkalemia as result of RAAS
2. Hypertension
Classification of primary and secondary & etiology
DEEPICT secondary HTN
Symptoms, labs, when to admit?
Treatments Beta-blockers, Ca2+ channel blockers, diuretics
Refractory HTN
Atherosclerosis and HTN
3. Review of Case
Silver wiring
Creatinine clearance
Calculation & what it means
Explain CHF relation to OTC medications (NSAIDs)
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