Clinical Challenges in Hypertension II

by Toth, Peter P.; Sica, Domenic A., M.D.; Oparil, Suzanne, M.D.

• ISBN13: 9781846920691
• ISBN10: 1846920698
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Clinical Pub Serv

Summary

This book takes an innovative new approach to therapeutic decision-making, providing answers to a range of questions that the busy clinician faces on a daily basis. In a carefully chosen series of discussions, a team of internationally recognized contributors offer their own recommendations for managing difficult problems, and offer insights into the value or otherwise of various treatment choices based on their own experience and the available evidence.

Table of Contents

Editors and Contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Do anxiety and panic disorders influence blood pressure?	p. 1
Should diuretic therapy be first step therapy in all hypertensive patients?	p. 13
Are lifestyle modifications effective for the treatment of hypertension?	p. 27
Identification and management of hypertensive nephropathy	p. 37
How low should systolic and diastolic blood pressure be?	p. 51
Exercise, athletes and blood pressure	p. 65
Management of hypertensive emergencies	p. 77
Managing hypertension in African American patients	p. 91
Diagnostic considerations when evaluating hypertension in adolescents and patients less than 25 years of age	p. 101
Is there a role for ¿-blockers in the treatment of hypertension?	p. 113
List of abbreviations	p. 125
Index	p. 129
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