This 64 page report includes diagnosis, non-pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical management to improve the quality of care while controlling cost. References and web links/other resources are also included. It is updated annually.
Table of Contents
Preface
Disclaimers, Copyright and proprietary protection notice
Introduction
Action Plans
AAHP/HIAA study findings
JCAHO proposed standards for clinical guideline use in hospitals
- Incidence and prevalence
- Diagnostic criteria for hypertension
- Indications for additional evaluation
- Home blood pressure readings
- Secondary hypertension
- Hypertension in diabetes
- Hypertension and pregnancy
- Hypertension and renal disease
- Follow-up visits for mild to moderate hypertension
- Indications for additional lab or radiologic evaluation
- Isolated systolic hypertension
- Malignant hypertension
- Hypertension definitions – Table I
- Secondary Hypertension – Table II
- History, etiologic factors
- Physical and laboratory evaluation
- Patient education
- Surgery in the hypertensive patient
- Therapy - nonpharmacologic
- Exercise
- Diet including DASH diet
- Pharmacologic therapy
- Dual indications for common antihypertensive agents
- Step one therapy
- Step two, three and four therapy
- Common oral antihypertensive drugs by class
References and Resources – by topic heading
Patient Resources
Hypertension-related web sites
