Through interesting case presentations, this volume in the Pearls Series® seeks to enlighten the reader in the management of patients with hypertension. Areas covered include management of essential hypertension, secondary hypertension, patients with multiple risk factors, and complicated management issues. A brief clinical vignette is provided for each case, along with physical findings and lab data, and the reader is encouraged to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan. The next page reveals the diagnosis, discusses the disorder and the management of the specific patient, and concludes with 3-4 clinical pearls distilled from the case.
-Primary Hypertension:: Young Black Male -Primary Hypertension:: Lifestyle Modification -High Normal Blood Pressure -Stress and Hypertension -Insulin Resistance (hyperinsulinemia) -Young Male Weightlifter (steroids, other) -Young Male with Diastolic HTN -Improving Compliance in multi-drug regimen -Nondipper Hypertensive (ABPM) -Inapproate Measure (Cuff Size) -Cost of Medication Case
VI END ORGAN DAMAGE
-Malignant Hypertension:: Hemorrhagic Stroke (Assessment) -Management of HTN following Hemorrhagic Stroke -Management of HTN following Ischemic Stroke, Acutely -Ischemic Stroke Long Term -CHF (Systolic) -CHF (Diastolic) LVH -Hypertensive Emergency (encephalopathy) -Hypertensive Urgency
VII SPECIAL POPULATIONS -KIMBERLY HARKINS
-Obesity HTN -HTN in the Elderly (Isolated Systolic HTN) -Wide Pulse Pressure, Orthostasis in the Elderly -Pregnancy -Preeclampsia -Perioperative HTN -Children with Strong FH -Streptococcal GN -Obesity in Childhood -Smoker with HTN
VIII MANAGEMENT - DEBBIE KING
-Inappropriate diuretic use (Renal Failure) -Management of Hyperlipidemia and HTN -Diabetic with HTN
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