ABC of hypertension.
Material type: TextPublication details: Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2007.Edition: 5th ed. / edited by D. Gareth Beevers, Gregory Y.H. Lip and Eoin O'BrienDescription: iv, 83 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cmISBN:- 9781405130615 (pbk.) :
- 9781405130615 (alk. paper)
- 140513061X (alk. paper)
- 616.132 22
- RC685.H8 B44 2007
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616.128 Cardiac arrhythmia : mechanisms, diagnosis, and management / | 616.129 ABC of heart failure. | 616.13 Vascular nursing / | 616.132 ABC of hypertension. | 616.15 Postgraduate haematology. | 616.15 Haematology at a glance / | 616.15 Essential haematology / |
Previous ed.: London: BMJ, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prevalence and causes / G. Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers -- Hypertension and vascular risk / G. Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers -- Pathophysiology of hypertension / G. Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers -- Measurement of blood pressure / Eoin O'Brien -- Screening and management in primary care / G. Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers -- Clinical assessment of patients with hypertension / G. Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers -- Investigation in patients with hypertension / G. Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers -- Non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension / G. Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers -- Pharmacological treatment of hypertension / G. Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers -- Hypertension in patients with cardiovascular disease / G. Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers -- Special groups : diabetes, renal disease, and connective tissue disease / G. Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers -- Ethnicity and age / G.Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers -- Pregnancy and oral contraceptives / G. Y. H. Lip, D. G. Beevers.
This edition includes new chapters on diabetes, risk stratification and pathophysiology. It traces the development of blood pressure measurement and highlights the increasing dependence on ambulatory and self-measurement of blood pressure.
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