<prompt> Malignant hypeension can lead to all of the following except: - March 2007Hypeensive retinopathyRespiratory failureRenal failureHemolytic blood picture  <response>: Ans. B: Respiratory failure Essential hypeension indicates that no specific medical cause can be found to explain a patients condition. Secondary hypeension indicates that the high blood pressure is a result of i.e., secondary to another condition, such as kidney disease or tumours pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. Etiology of secondary hypeension Renal hypeension -This includes diseases such as polycystic kidney disease, chronic glomerulonephritis or renovascular hypeension; due to stenosis of a main or branch renal aery. Adrenal hypeension- primary aldosteronism, Cushing syndrome, pheochromocytoma Coarctation of the aoa Drugs-NSAIDS Ibuprofen and steroids can cause hypeension. Rebound hypeension-High blood pressure that is associated with the sudden withdrawal of various antihypeensive medications. Drugs commonly associated with rebound hypeension include centrally-acting antihypeensive agents, such as clonidine and beta-blockers. Complications: Cerebrovascular accident Myocardial infarction Hypeensive cardiomyopathy Hypeensive retinopathy Hypeensive nephropathy Hypeensive encephalopathy 