Definition

Noun: - Hypertension caused by an underlying condition: Secondary hypertension refers to high blood pressure that is a direct result of, or secondary to, a specific, identifiable medical condition or substance. This contrasts with primary (essential) hypertension, which has no single identifiable cause.

Usage

• Secondary hypertension is diagnosed when a patient's high blood pressure is found to be caused by another primary disease process.
• Management of secondary hypertension focuses on treating the underlying cause.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient's kidney disease was identified as the cause of his secondary hypertension.
  • Unlike essential hypertension, secondary hypertension can sometimes be cured by addressing its root cause, such as a tumor on the adrenal gland.

Advanced Usage

• "to have secondary hypertension": to be diagnosed with this specific type of high blood pressure.
  • After extensive tests, she was found to have secondary hypertension due to renal artery stenosis.

Variants and Related Words

• Essential hypertension (Primary hypertension) (n): The more common type of high blood pressure with no identifiable secondary cause.
• Hypertension (n): The general medical term for high blood pressure.

Synonyms

• Symptomatic hypertension: A synonym emphasizing that the high blood pressure is a symptom of another disease.

Related Phrases

• Underlying cause of hypertension: The primary condition responsible for causing the high blood pressure.
  • Identifying the underlying cause of hypertension is crucial for treating secondary hypertension effectively.

Noun

1. hypertension that is secondary to another disease