| PREAMBLE |
| LIST OF MEMBERS |
| DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION |
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Definition |
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Classification |
| EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE |
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Clinic Measurement |
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Home Measurement |
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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring |
| EVALUATION |
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Medical History |
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Physical Examination |
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Laboratory Investigations |
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Factors Influencing Risks and Risk Stratification |
| MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION |
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Goals of Therapy |
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Management Strategy |
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Non-pharmacologic Therapy |
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– Principles of diet in hypertension |
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Pharmacologic Therapy |
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– Principles of drug treatment |
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– Antihypertensive drugs |
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–– Diuretics |
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–– Beta-blockers |
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–– Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) |
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–– Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) |
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–– Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) |
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–– Alpha-blockers |
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–– Other drugs |
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– Antihypertensive drug combinations |
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Drug Interactions |
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Maintenance and Follow-up of Therapy |
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Adverse Drug Reactions |
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Associated Therapies |
| SECONDARY HYPERTENSION |
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Prevalence |
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Presentation |
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Important Causes |
| COMPLICATIONS |
| HYPERTENSION IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS |
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Hypertension with Diabetes Mellitus |
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Hypertension with Renal Disease |
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Hypertension with Cerebrovascular Disease |
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Hypertension in Women |
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Hypertension in Pregnancy |
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Hypertension in the Elderly |
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Isolated Systolic Hypertension |
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Hypertension with Congestive Cardiac Failure |
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Hypertension with Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease |
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Hypertension with Coronary Artery Disease |
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Hypertension with Dyslipidemia |
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Hypertension with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome |
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Resistant Hypertension |
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Hypertensive Crises |
| REFERENCES |
