Secondary Hypertension
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the differential diagnosis of secondary hypertension in a pediatric patient.
- Understand the history and physical exam elements suggestive of secondary causes of hypertension.
- Perform the initial diagnostic workup for secondary causes of hypertension.
Intended Audience:
This online course is designed for pediatricians, family physicians, and pediatric nurses.
Abstract:
While essential hypertension is the leading cause of hypertension in children and adolescents, pediatric patients are significantly more likely than adults to have a secondary cause of their hypertension. This session will review the initial approach to pediatric patients with elevated blood pressures, go over red flag signs and symptoms of secondary etiologies of hypertension, and discuss the clinical presentation and diagnostic workup for various causes of secondary hypertension with a particular emphasis on renovascular disease and monogenic forms of hypertension.
Assessment and Earning CME Credit:
This course in English is not CME-accredited. However, it provides valuable educational content that can enhance your knowledge and skills in the subject matter. To receive CME credit for this course in Armenia, you must take the course in Armenian and complete the post-course quiz. You have three chances to achieve a passing score of 70%. Once you pass the quiz, we will send your information to the Armenian Ministry of Health for credits.
Dr. Wendy Hsiao
Wendy Hsiao, MD, MSCE is an Attending Physician in the Division of Nephrology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). She is board-certified in general pediatrics and pediatric nephrology. She studied molecular biology as an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles. She then spent two years doing health services research prior to pursuing her medical degree at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. After completing her general pediatrics residency at CHLA, she did her pediatric nephrology fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in addition to getting her Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is delighted to be serving the patients and families at CHLA once again and participates in the care of general nephrology, dialysis, and kidney transplant patients. Dr. Hsiao has a particular interest in onconephrology, chronic kidney disease, and acute kidney injury. She is the recipient of the To-Morrow’s Research Fund St. Baldrick’s Foundation Scholar Award and The Saban Research Institute Research Career Development Award. She hopes to do research that will ultimately improve the kidney outcomes of childhood cancer survivors.
