Description
For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Hypertension Secrets, 2nd Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.- The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.- Covers the full range of pathophysiology, natural history, and diagnosis and management of hypertension for in-training or practicing professionals.- Fully revised and updated, including protocols and guidelines that are continuously evolving and that increasingly dictate best practices.- Includes chapters on obstructive sleep apnea; drug- or alcohol-induced hypertension; hypertension and diabetes, the obese individual, African Americans, the elderly, thyroid disorders, and pregnancy; and the role of device therapy.- Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.- Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important board-relevant content.- Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.
Table of Contents
HYPERTENSION SECRETS, 2nd EditionEDITORS: EDGAR V. LERMA and SWAPNIL HIREMATHContents- PATIENT ASSESSMENT- Measurement of Blood Pressure- Clinical Evaluation of Hypertension- Hypertensive Crises- ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION- Epidemiology of Hypertension- Pathophysiology of Essential (Primary) Hypertension – Isolated Systolic HTN, Diastolic HTN- Natural History of Hypertension- SECONDARY HYPERTENSION- Definition, Non-compliant, Screening for secondary HTN- Renal Parenchymal Hypertension- Renovascular Hypertension- Coarctation of the Aorta- Mineralocorticoid Excess: Primary Aldosteronism- Pheochromocytoma- Glucocorticoid Excess: Cushing's Syndrome and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia- Obstructive Sleep Apnea- Drug or Alcohol-induced- Thyroid Disorders- Primary Hyperparathyroidism- Acromegaly- HYPERTENSION IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS- Hypertension in the Pediatric Population- Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease and End Stage Kidney Disease- Hypertension in Obese Individuals- Hypertension in African Americans- Hypertension in the Elderly- Hypertension in Pregnancy- Hypertension after Kidney Transplantation- Hypertension in the patient with Acute MI, CHF, Stable CAD- Hypertension in the patient with CVA (Ischemic, Hemorrhagic)- Hypertension in the patient with a VAD- Resistant Hypertension- Hypertension in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus- THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES- Lifestyle Modifications – Diet (Na, Mediterranean)- Treatment Goals- Combination Drug Therapy- Treatment of Hypertensive Crises- Diuretics- β-Blockers- α-Blockers- Calcium Channel Blockers- Peripheral Adrenergic Inhibitors, Centrally Acting Sympatholytics and Vasodilators- Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitors and Angiotension II Receptor Blockers- Renal Denervation- BP Vaccines- Application of Therapeutic Principles- [Title TBD]- Orthostatic Hypotension- Baroreceptor Dysfunction- TRIVIA- Historical snippets/oddities, e.g., Stephen Hales' first BP measurement in a horse, etc. Still to place: Genetic (Monogenic) causes of Hypertension
