Hypertension Secrets

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Hypertension Secrets, 2nd Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style - making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

Contents

    PATIENT ASSESSMENT

        Measurement of Blood Pressure

        Clinical Evaluation of Hypertension

        Hypertensive Crises

    ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

        Epidemiology of Hypertension

        Pathophysiology of Essential (Primary) Hypertension – Isolated Systolic HTN, Diastolic HTN

        Natural History of Hypertension

    SECONDARY HYPERTENSION

        Definition, Non-compliant, Screening for secondary HTN

        Renal Parenchymal Hypertension

        Renovascular Hypertension

        Coarctation of the Aorta

        Mineralocorticoid Excess: Primary Aldosteronism

        Pheochromocytoma

        Glucocorticoid Excess: Cushing’s Syndrome and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

        Obstructive Sleep Apnea

        Drug or Alcohol-induced

        Thyroid Disorders

        Primary Hyperparathyroidism

        Acromegaly

    HYPERTENSION IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS

        Hypertension in the Pediatric Population

        Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease and End Stage Kidney Disease

        Hypertension in Obese Individuals

        Hypertension in African Americans

        Hypertension in the Elderly

        Hypertension in Pregnancy

        Hypertension after Kidney Transplantation

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