title: Work-up for secondary hypertension: why, when, and how much?
abstract: This introductory perspective gives an overview of the indications for the work-up of secondary hypertension. The article also summarizes the clinical circumstances dictating the need for special work-up in patients with hypertension.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Ram
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology