Nephrology

Question 1

who to screen for Renovascular HTN

Answer 1

2 of the following:
* Sudden onset or worsening HTN age >55 or <30
* Abdominal bruit
* HTN resistant to ≥ 3 drugs
* Increase in Cr ≥ 30% with ACEi or ARB
* Other atherosclerotic vascular disease, particularly in smokers or dyslipidemia * Recurrent pulm edema associated w/ Hypertension surges