- Foreword
- Preface
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Renal pathophysiology
- Chapter 2 Clinical assessment of the chronic kidney disease patient
- Chapter 3 Management of hypertension
- Chapter 4 Acute kidney injury
- Chapter 5 Chronic kidney disease stages 1–3
- Chapter 6 Chronic kidney disease stages 4–5
- Chapter 7 Complications associated with chronic kidney disease
- Chapter 8 Chronic kidney disease, mineral and bone disorders
- Chapter 9 Nutrition and chronic kidney disease
- Chapter 10 Anaemia management
- Chapter 11 Peritoneal dialysis
- Chapter 12 Haemodialysis
- Chapter 13 Transplantation: supply and demand
- Chapter 14 Transplantation: patient choice, recipient selection, and surgery
- Chapter 15 Transplantation: immunology and immunosuppression
- Chapter 16 End of life care in advanced kidney disease
- Chapter 17 Living with chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy
- Chapter 18 Renal pharmacology
- Appendix 1 Nursing admission and discharge
- Appendix 2 Renal pathophysiology
- Appendix 3 Fluid and electrolytes
- Appendix 4 Person-centred education
- Index
(p. 65) Management of hypertension
- Chapter:
- (p. 65) Management of hypertension
- Author(s):
Althea Mahon
, Karen Jenkins
, and Lisa Burnapp
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199600533.003.0003
Introduction
Blood pressure facts
Definition of hypertension
Types of hypertension
Cardiovascular risk
Complications of hypertension
Measurement of blood pressure
Assessment and diagnosis of hypertension
Management of hypertension
Antihypertensive agent use in CKD
Further reading
Hypertension is a largely preventable and is the most commonly treated chronic condition in primary care. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and management strategies are aimed at preventing associated complications, e.g. cerebrovascular disease, CVD, and CKD. Untreated hypertension will often lead to a progressive rise in BP which may be increasingly resistant to treatment as a result of vascular and kidney damage....
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- Foreword
- Preface
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Renal pathophysiology
- Chapter 2 Clinical assessment of the chronic kidney disease patient
- Chapter 3 Management of hypertension
- Chapter 4 Acute kidney injury
- Chapter 5 Chronic kidney disease stages 1–3
- Chapter 6 Chronic kidney disease stages 4–5
- Chapter 7 Complications associated with chronic kidney disease
- Chapter 8 Chronic kidney disease, mineral and bone disorders
- Chapter 9 Nutrition and chronic kidney disease
- Chapter 10 Anaemia management
- Chapter 11 Peritoneal dialysis
- Chapter 12 Haemodialysis
- Chapter 13 Transplantation: supply and demand
- Chapter 14 Transplantation: patient choice, recipient selection, and surgery
- Chapter 15 Transplantation: immunology and immunosuppression
- Chapter 16 End of life care in advanced kidney disease
- Chapter 17 Living with chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy
- Chapter 18 Renal pharmacology
- Appendix 1 Nursing admission and discharge
- Appendix 2 Renal pathophysiology
- Appendix 3 Fluid and electrolytes
- Appendix 4 Person-centred education
- Index