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E R E C T Pnemonic for High Blood Pressure Causes
E R E C T Pnemonic for High Blood Pressure Causes
- E R E C T is simple pnemonic to know causes for High blood pressure.
- E - stands for Essential Hypertension which means it has no cause and is found in 85% of people
- R - stands for Renal/Kidney related cause for hypertension like kidney stones, kidney failure etc
- E - stands for Endocrine causes for hypertension like Tumurs of Adrenal gland situated just above kidneys or excess consumption of steroids or oral contraceptives
- C - stands for Coarctation of aorta a birth defect in aorta which is major blood vessel coming out of heart which needs correction
- T - stands Toxemia of pregnancy which happens during second or third trimester of pregnancy
- Except for Essential hypertension all other causes are for hypertension are curable that means Hypertension also in these patients are curable, hence look for these secondary causes
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