ABC of hypertension / D. Gareth Beevers, Gregory Y. H. Lip and Eoin O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beevers, D. Gareth

Lip, Gregory Y. H., author.

O'Brien, Eoin, author.

Series:

Seria ABC.

ABC series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hypertension.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Edition:

6th ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, [England] : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

High blood pressure is a common chronic medical problem encountered in primary care, yet it is commonly under diagnosed. ABC of Hypertension is a long established, practical guide to the investigation, treatment and management of hypertensive patients. This sixth edition: Provides practical guidance on measurement of blood pressure and the investigation and management of hypertensive patientsExplains new developments in measurement and automated measurement of blood pressure andUpdates coverage on treatment of the elderly and explains of the implications of recent trialsIncorporates current B

Contents:

ABC of Hypertension; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The prevalence and causes of hypertension; Blood pressure in populations; Hypertension: a disease of quantity not quality; Prevalence; Incidence; Factors affecting population blood pressure; Age; Ethnic origin; Gender; Underlying diseases affecting blood pressure; Environmental and lifestyle causes of hypertension; Salt; Potassium; Calcium and magnesium; Weight; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Alcohol; Stress; Exercise; Other dietary factors; Further Reading; Chapter 2 Hypertension and vascular risk; Blood pressure and risk

Malignant hypertensionSystolic and diastolic blood pressures; White coat hypertension; Cardiovascular diseases and blood pressure; Stroke; Atrial fibrillation; Dementia; Coronary heart disease; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Heart failure; Large vessel arterial disease; Renal disease; Retinopathy; Hypertension and anaesthetic risk; Multiple risk factors; How do we assess risk of cardiovascular disease?; The public health approach and the high-risk approach to raised blood pressure; Further Reading; Chapter 3 Pathophysiology of hypertension

Balance between cardiac output and peripheral resistanceRenin-angiotensin-aldosterone system; Volume-mediated hypertension; Autonomic nervous system; Interlocking vasoconstrictor and vasodilator systems; Insulin sensitivity and metabolic syndrome; Endothelial function; Prothrombotic state in hypertension; Angiogenesis; Salt sensitivity; Natriuretic peptides; Genes and hypertension; Intrauterine growth and hypertension; Further Reading; Chapter 4 Blood pressure measurement; Part I: Factors influencing all techniques of blood pressure measurement

Advances in technology and blood pressure measurementSelection of an accurate device; Variability of blood pressure; White coat hypertension; White coat effect; Posture; Arm support; Arm position; Which arm?; Crossing legs; Cuff and bladder; Cuff hypertension; Special management of blood pressure; Children; Elderly people; Obese people; Patients with arrhythmias; Pregnant women; Patients who take antihypertensive drugs; Patients who are exercising; The impact of future technological advances; Further Reading; Part II: Conventional blood pressure measurement; Definition

The auscultatory technique of blood pressure measurementSphygmomanometers for auscultatory measurement; Mercury Sphygmomanometers; Hybrid sphygmomanometers; Aneroid sphygmomanometers; Problems common to all methods of auscultatory measurement; Observer inaccuracy; Inflation-deflation system; Stethoscope; Maintenance; Performing auscultatory measurements; Observer skill; Position of manometer; Placement of cuff; Palpatory estimation of blood pressure; Diastolic dilemma; Recording blood pressure; Automated blood pressure measurement; Sphygmomanometers for automated measurement

Oscillometric methodology

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 29, 2014).

ISBN:

1-118-59256-5

1-118-59259-X