Cardiovascular · UKMLA & AKT
Hypertension (essential or secondary)
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise hypertension (essential or secondary) — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Hypertension = persistently elevated BP increasing risk of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal end-organ damage
- Diagnosis must be confirmed with ABPM (preferred) or HBPM - never from a single clinic reading alone
- White coat hypertension - elevated clinic BP, normal ABPM/HBPM; not benign but no antihypertensive medication required
- Masked hypertension - normal clinic BP, elevated ABPM; carries similar risk to sustained hypertension - easy to miss
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