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Kaplan's clinical hypertension / Norman M. Kaplan, Ronald G. Victor ; with a chapter by Joseph T. Flynn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia : Wollters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2010.Edition: 10th edDescription: v, 469 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781605475035
  • 1605475033
Other title:
  • Clinical hypertension
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.132 22
  • 616.1
LOC classification:
  • RC685.H8 K35 2010
NLM classification:
  • WG 340
Online resources:
Contents:
Hypertension in the population at large -- Measurement of blood pressure -- Primary hypertension : pathogenesis -- Primary hypertension : natural history and evaluation -- Treatment of hypertension : why, when, how far -- Treatment of hypertension : lifestyle modifications -- Treatment of hypertension : drug therapy -- Hypertensive crises -- Renal parenchymal hypertension -- Renovascular hypertension -- Primary aldosteronism -- Pheochromocytoma (with a preface about incidental adrenal masses) -- Hypertension induced by cortisol or deoxycorticosterone -- Other forms of identifiable hypertension -- Hypertension with pregnancy and the pill -- Hypertension in childhood and adolescence.
Summary: This best-selling clinical reference by a world-renowned authority on hypertension was listed as the #1 reference book for hypertension by the American Society for Hypertension in 2006. Dr. Kaplan integrates the latest basic science findings and clinical trial data and presents up-to-date, practical, evidence-based recommendations for treatment and prevention of all forms of hypertension. Abundant algorithms and flow charts are included to aid clinicians in decision-making. For this Tenth Edition, Dr. Kaplan has a co-author, Ronald Victor, MD, to handle the basic research aspects of hypertension. Highlights include new developments in the pathogenesis of hypertension; discussions on the significance of nighttime blood pressure; new information on the relationship of sleep apnea to blood pressure; updates on diagnosing primary aldosteronism; and detailed information on the latest antihypertensive drugs, including combination drugs.
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Rev. ed. of: Kaplan's clinical hypertension / Norman M. Kaplan. 9th ed. c2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hypertension in the population at large -- Measurement of blood pressure -- Primary hypertension : pathogenesis -- Primary hypertension : natural history and evaluation -- Treatment of hypertension : why, when, how far -- Treatment of hypertension : lifestyle modifications -- Treatment of hypertension : drug therapy -- Hypertensive crises -- Renal parenchymal hypertension -- Renovascular hypertension -- Primary aldosteronism -- Pheochromocytoma (with a preface about incidental adrenal masses) -- Hypertension induced by cortisol or deoxycorticosterone -- Other forms of identifiable hypertension -- Hypertension with pregnancy and the pill -- Hypertension in childhood and adolescence.

This best-selling clinical reference by a world-renowned authority on hypertension was listed as the #1 reference book for hypertension by the American Society for Hypertension in 2006. Dr. Kaplan integrates the latest basic science findings and clinical trial data and presents up-to-date, practical, evidence-based recommendations for treatment and prevention of all forms of hypertension. Abundant algorithms and flow charts are included to aid clinicians in decision-making. For this Tenth Edition, Dr. Kaplan has a co-author, Ronald Victor, MD, to handle the basic research aspects of hypertension. Highlights include new developments in the pathogenesis of hypertension; discussions on the significance of nighttime blood pressure; new information on the relationship of sleep apnea to blood pressure; updates on diagnosing primary aldosteronism; and detailed information on the latest antihypertensive drugs, including combination drugs.

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