List of identifiable causes of hypertension (source: US Department of Health and Human Services, 2004)
Identifiable Causes of hypertension
Chronic kidney disease
Coarctation of the aorta
Chushing’s syndrome, other gluccocorticoid excess states, chronic steroid therapy
Drug induced or drug related
Obstructive uropathy
Pheochromocytoma
Primary aldosteronism and other mineralcorticoid excess states
Renovascular hypertension
Sleep apnea
Thyroid or parathyroid disease