Differential Diagnosis

Question 1

Hypertension

differential causes

Answer 1

Essential (idiopathic or systemic),
Coarctation of aorta,
alcohol misuse, 
Medication (clozapine, venlafaxine, oral steroids), 
Renal failure,
Thyroid disease, 
Conn's syndrome, 
Cushing's syndrome, 
phaeochromocytoma

Question 2

Hypotension differential causes?

Answer 2

Athletes,
Postural (prolonged bed rest, DM, Lewy body dementia, drug induced- chlorpromazine, tricyclic antidepressants, antihypertensives, quetiapine),
Hypovolaemia (acute blood loss, depression),
Addison’s disease,
Anorexia nervosa

Question 3

Blood pressure instability differential causes?

Answer 3

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome,

Acute intermittent porphyria