Hypertension Assessment
- Essential Hypertension
- Secondary Hypertension
- Headache
- Vision Changes
- Nosebleed (Epistaxis)
- Chest Pain
- Syncope (Fainting)
- Average 2 Sets, 2 Minutes Apart
- After 2 or More Visits (within 1-4 weeks)
- Take BP Both Arms
- Common in African Americans
Primary Hypertension Risk Factors
- Excessive Alcohol Consumption
- High Sodium Diet
- Dyslipidemia
- Obesity
- People of African Descent
- Advanced Age
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Reduced Nephron Number
- Diabetes
- Lack of Physical Activity
Renal Cell Carcinoma Characteristics
- Chromosome 3
- VHL Gene
- Proximal Convoluted Tubule
- Smoking
- Nephrolithiasis
- Chronic Analgesic Use
- Clear Cell
- Papillary
- Chromophobic
Renal Cell Carcinoma Diagnosis and Management
- Triad: Hematuria, Flank Pain, Palpable Mass
- Constitutional Symptoms
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Renal Vein and IVC Invasion
- Left-Sided Varicocele
- Metastasis to Lungs & Bone
- Abdominal CT or Ultrasound
- Surgery if Localized
- Resistant to Radiation and Chemotherapy