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Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults

Published: November 2017
$17.95
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  • Key Points
  • Recommendations
    • Coexistence of Hypertension and Related Chronic Conditions
    • Definition of High BP
    • Accurate Measurement of BP in the Office
    • Out-of-Office and Self-Monitoring of BP
    • Masked and White Coat Hypertension
    • Recommendations for Secondary Forms of Hypertension
    • Primary Aldosteronism
    • Renal Artery Stenosis
    • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
    • Nonpharmacological Interventions
    • BP Treatment Threshold and the Use of CVD Risk Estimation to Guide Drug Treatment of Hypertension
    • BP Goal for Patients With Hypertension
    • Choice of Initial Medication
    • Follow-Up After Initiating Antihypertensive Drug Therapy
    • Monitoring Strategies to Improve Control of BP in Patients on Drug Therapy for High BP
    • General Principle of Drug Therapy
    • Follow-Up After Initial BP Evaluation
    • Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
    • Heart Failure
    • Chronic Kidney Disease
    • Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
    • Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS)
    • Secondary Stroke Prevention
    • Other Comorbidities
    • Hypertensive Crises—Emergencies and Urgencies
    • Improving Quality of Care for Patients With Hypertension
    • Financial Incentives
    • The Plan of Care for Hypertension
  • Algorithms
    • Detection of White Coat Hypertension or Masked Hypertension in Patients Not on Drug Therapy
    • Detection of White Coat Effect or Masked Uncontrolled Hypertension in Patients on Drug Therapy
    • Screening for Secondary Hypertension
    • BP Thresholds and Recommendations for Treatment and Follow-Up
    • Management of Hypertension in Patients With SIHD
    • Management of Hypertension in Patients With CKD
    • Management of Hypertension in Patients with Acute ICH
    • Management of Hypertension in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
    • Management of Hypertension in Patients With a Previous History of Stroke (Secondary Stroke Prevention)
    • Resistant Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment
    • Diagnosis and Management of a Hypertensive Crisis
  • Tables
    • CVD Risk Factors Common in Patients With Hypertension
    • Environmental Risk Factors
    • Categories of BP in Adults
    • Checklist for Accurate Measurement of BP
    • Selection Criteria for BP Cuff Size for Measurement of BP in Adults
    • Procedures for Use of HBPM
    • Corresponding Values of SBP/DBP for Clinic, HBPM, Daytime, Nighttime, and 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) Measurements
    • BP Patterns Based on Office and Out-of-Office Measurements
    • Causes of Secondary Hypertension With Clinical Indications and Diagnostic Screening Tests
    • Frequently Used Medications and Other Substances That May Cause Elevated BP
    • Historical Features Favoring Hypertension Cause
    • Basic and Optional Laboratory Tests for Primary Hypertension
    • Best Proven Nonpharmacological Interventions for Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension
    • Oral Antihypertensive Drugs
    • Intravenous Antihypertensive Drugs for Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies
    • Intravenous Antihypertensive Drugs for Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Patients With Selected Comorbidities
    • Clinician’s Sequential Flow Chart for the Management of Hypertension
    • BP Thresholds for and Goals of Pharmacological Therapy in Patients With Hypertension According to Clinical Conditions
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This resource is for informational purposes only, intended as a quick-reference tool based on the cited source guideline(s), and should not be used as a substitute for the independent professional judgment of healthcare providers. Practice guidelines are unable to account for every individual variation among patients or take the place of clinician judgment, and the ultimate decision concerning the propriety of any course of conduct must be made by healthcare providers after consideration of each individual patient situation. Guideline Central does not endorse any specific guideline(s) or guideline recommendations and has not independently verified the accuracy hereof. Any use of this resource or any other Guideline Central resources is strictly voluntary.

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