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Hypertension exacerbating factors - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Alcohol
- Tobacco
- NSAIDs
- ↑Na
- ↓K
- ↓Exercise
Secondary causes of HTN - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Renal artery stenosis
- Parenchymal renal disease
, - *Sleep apnea*
- Coarctation of aorta
- Pheochromocytoma
- Cushing syndrome
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Chronic steroid use
- Estrogen use
Stages of HTN - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔*Normal:* <120/80
*Pre-HTN:* <139/89
*Stage 1:* <159/99
*Stage 2:* >160/100
Soft signs of HTN - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- *Headache*
- Fatigue or confusion
- Vision problems
- Chest pain