| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 112 pages) : color illustrations |
| Series |
ABC series |
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ABC series (Malden, Mass.)
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| Contents |
The prevalence and causes of hypertension-- Hypertension and vascular risk-- Pathophysiology of hypertension-- Blood pressure measurement -- Screening and management in primary care-- Clinical assessment of patients with hypertension-- Investigation in patients with hypertension-- Non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension-- The pharmacological treatment of hypertension and endovascular renal sympathetic denervation-- Hypertension in patients with cardiovascular disease-- Special groups; diabetes mellitus, renal disease, renal artery stenosis and connective tissue diseases-- Ethnicity, age and hypertension-- Hypertension, pregnancy and the oral contraceptives |
| Summary |
High blood pressure is a common chronic medical problem encountered in primary care, yet it is commonly under diagnosed. ABC of Hypertension is a long established, practical guide to the investigation, treatment and management of hypertensive patients. This sixth edition: Provides practical guidance on measurement of blood pressure and the investigation and management of hypertensive patients Explains new developments in measurement and automated measurement of blood pressure and Updates coverage on treatment of the elderly and explains of the implications of recent trials Incorporates current British Hypertension Society and NICE guidelines |
| Notes |
Preceded by: ABC of hypertension / edited by D. Gareth Beevers, Gregory Y.H. Lip, and Eoin O'Brien. 5th ed. 2007 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from electronic title page (ebrary, viewed on August 3, 2015) |
| Subject |
Hypertension.
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Hypertension -- diagnosis
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Hypertension
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Hypertension
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lip, Gregory Y. H., author.
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O'Brien, Eoin, author.
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Preceded by: Beevers, D. G. (D. Gareth).
ABC of hypertension. 5th ed. 2007
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| ISBN |
9781118592595 |
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111859259X |
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9781118592564 |
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1118592565 |
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1322214964 |
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9781322214962 |
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