Evidence-Based Hypertension

This is a practice-oriented textbook for primary care clinicians on managing hypertension. The book summarizes all available research evidence that clinicians need to care for hypertensive patients. It also interprets the data to make it meaningful and useful and that advises readers about the quality and quantity of the evidence supporting the findings. Some of the main topics addressed in this book include taking accurate blood pressure measurements, determining the effectiveness of various blood pressure treatments, controlling difficult to control blood pressure, and treating hypertensive patients with other comorbid conditions. Contributors.

Glossary: How we defined the terms.

1 A guide to this book.

2 What is this person's blood pressure?

3 How do cardiovascular risk factors affect whether we recommended therapy for hypertension?

4 What are the elements of good treatment for hypertension?

5 How do we best individualize treatment for patients based on their cardiovascular risk profile?

6 How do we individualize antihypertensive therapy for patients with specific comorbid conditions?

7 How do we best monitor and facilitate chronic care for patients with hypertension?

8 What do we do if our patient's blood pressure is "difficult-to-control"?

9 What if my hypertensive patient becomes pregnant?

Index.

Cynthia Mulrow is an American physician and scholar from Edinburg, Texas. She has regularly contributed academic research on many topics to the medical community. Her academic work mainly focuses on systematic reviews and evidence reports, research methodology, and chronic medical conditions.

• What is this person's blood pressure?
• Should I attempt to lower this patient's blood pressure?
• What are the elements of good treatment?
• Which treatment would be best for this patient?
• How can we best manage and monitor hypertension?
• What is my patient's blood pressure is difficult to control?
• What if my hypertensive patient becomes pregnant?

These are the questions that introduce the chapters in this groundbreaking book. Using typical patient examples, the common issues of hypertension management are tackled by leading authors who have reviewed latest evidence and provided an authoritative yet concise and easy to use handbook.

Not only is this book unique in its discussion of the best evidence: it is structured with the aim of optimal presentation for effective use by practitioners.

Evidence-based Hypertension represents a new departure in publishing in the specialty. It is the ideal guide for all physicians managing patients with this most common condition.

This is a practice-oriented textbook for primary care clinicians on managing hypertension. The book summarizes all available research evidence that clinicians need to care for hypertensive patients. It also interprets the data to make it meaningful and useful and that advises readers about the quality and quantity of the evidence supporting the findings. Some of the main topics addressed in this book include taking accurate blood pressure measurements, determining the effectiveness of various blood pressure treatments, controlling difficult to control blood pressure, and treating hypertensive patients with other comorbid conditions.