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Question 58. What are the secondary causes of hypertension?

You can use the roped mnemonic.

R for renal disease, O for obesity, P for pregnancy induced or preeclampsia. E for endocrine,

for example hyperaldustronism or Cushings, and D for drugs, for example steroids.

Question 59. What change to the heart may occur in patients with long-standing hypertension?

Left ventricular hypertrophy.

What examination finding may be present in left-ventricular hypertrophy?

A forceful apex beat.

Question 60.

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