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wenmo

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on: Aug 19, 2018
Compare and contrast primary and secondary hypertension.

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 Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Aug 19, 2018
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Primary, or essential, hypertension refers to hypertension with an unknown cause. Primary hypertension accounts for 90 of hypertension cases. The remaining 10 of cases of hypertension are secondary hypertension. Secondary hypertension is caused by another problem. Some causes of secondary hypertension include kidney disease, problems with the adrenal glands, and use of oral contraceptives.

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