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.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. vi 7. Preface - p. viii 8. Top 100 Secrets - p. ix 9. List of Tables - p. xvi 10. 1: Patient Assessment - p. xvi 11. Chapter 1: Measurement of Blood Pressure in the Office - p. xvi 12. Chapter 2: Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring - p. 7 13. Chapter 3: Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with Hypertension - p. 13 14. Chapter 4: Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies - p. 18 15. 2: Essential Hypertension - p. 22 16. Chapter 5: The Epidemiology of Hypertension - p. 22 17. Chapter 6: Physiology of Blood Pressure Regulation - p. 26 18. Chapter 7: Target Organ Damage or Why Should we Treat Hypertension? - p. 36 19. 3: Secondary Hypertension - p. 41 20. Chapter 8: Primary Aldosteronism and Mineralocorticoid Hypertension - p. 41 21. Chapter 9: Glucocorticoid Hypertension - p. 46 22. Chapter 10: Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma - p. 52 23. Chapter 11: Other Endocrine Causes of Hypertension - p. 56 24. Chapter 12: Renovascular Hypertension - p. 61 25. Chapter 13: Drug-Induced Hypertension - p. 66 26. Chapter 14: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension - p. 72 27. Chapter 15: Hereditary Causes of Hypertension - p. 76 28. 4: Hypertension in Specific Populations - p. 81 29. Chapter 16: Hypertension in Children and Adolescents - p. 81 30. Chapter 17: Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Kidney Disease - p. 88 31. Chapter 18: Hypertension in Diabetes - p. 94 32. Chapter 19: Hypertension After Transplantation - p. 102 33. Chapter 20: Treatment of Hypertension in Obesity - p. 108 34. Chapter 21: Hypertension in Blacks - p. 112 35. Chapter 22: Hypertension in the Elderly - p. 116 36. Chapter 23: Hypertension in Pregnancy - p. 123 37. Chapter 24: Hypertension in Heart Disease - p. 128 38. Chapter 25: Hypertension in Stroke - p. 132 39. Chapter 26: Hypertension in the Patient with Aortic Dissection - p. 139 40. Chapter 27: Resistant and Pseudoresistant Hypertension - p. 143 41. Chapter 28: Hyperkalemia in Hypertension - p. 148 42. 5: Therapeutic Principles - p. 153 43. Chapter 29: Lifestyle Modifications for Hypertension Management - p. 153 44. Chapter 30: Blood Pressure Treatment Goals - p. 161 45. Chapter 31: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker - p. 168 46. Chapter 32: Calcium Channel Blockers - p. 172 47. Chapter 33: Direct Vasodilators - p. 177 48. Chapter 34: Loop and Thiazide Diuretics - p. 182 49. Chapter 35: Potassium-Sparing Diuretics - p. 186 50. Chapter 36: Alpha Antagonists - p. 190 51. Chapter 37: Beta-Blockers - p. 196 52. Chapter 38: Alpha-2 Agonists - p. 201 53. Chapter 39: Drug-Drug and Pharmacogenetic Interactions - p. 205 54. Chapter 40: Role of Device Therapy - p. 210 55. 6: Miscellenia - p. 215 56. Chapter 41: Orthostatic Hypotension - p. 215 57. Chapter 42: Baroreflex Dysfunction - p. 220 58. Chapter 43: Hypertension – Origins - p. 227 59. Index - p. 230 60. IFC - p. 240 61. IBC - p. IFC1
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.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. vi 7. Preface - p. viii 8. Top 100 Secrets - p. ix 9. List of Tables - p. xvi 10. 1: Patient Assessment - p. xvi 11. Chapter 1: Measurement of Blood Pressure in the Office - p. xvi 12. Chapter 2: Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring - p. 7 13. Chapter 3: Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with Hypertension - p. 13 14. Chapter 4: Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies - p. 18 15. 2: Essential Hypertension - p. 22 16. Chapter 5: The Epidemiology of Hypertension - p. 22 17. Chapter 6: Physiology of Blood Pressure Regulation - p. 26 18. Chapter 7: Target Organ Damage or Why Should we Treat Hypertension? - p. 36 19. 3: Secondary Hypertension - p. 41 20. Chapter 8: Primary Aldosteronism and Mineralocorticoid Hypertension - p. 41 21. Chapter 9: Glucocorticoid Hypertension - p. 46 22. Chapter 10: Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma - p. 52 23. Chapter 11: Other Endocrine Causes of Hypertension - p. 56 24. Chapter 12: Renovascular Hypertension - p. 61 25. Chapter 13: Drug-Induced Hypertension - p. 66 26. Chapter 14: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension - p. 72 27. Chapter 15: Hereditary Causes of Hypertension - p. 76 28. 4: Hypertension in Specific Populations - p. 81 29. Chapter 16: Hypertension in Children and Adolescents - p. 81 30. Chapter 17: Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Kidney Disease - p. 88 31. Chapter 18: Hypertension in Diabetes - p. 94 32. Chapter 19: Hypertension After Transplantation - p. 102 33. Chapter 20: Treatment of Hypertension in Obesity - p. 108 34. Chapter 21: Hypertension in Blacks - p. 112 35. Chapter 22: Hypertension in the Elderly - p. 116 36. Chapter 23: Hypertension in Pregnancy - p. 123 37. Chapter 24: Hypertension in Heart Disease - p. 128 38. Chapter 25: Hypertension in Stroke - p. 132 39. Chapter 26: Hypertension in the Patient with Aortic Dissection - p. 139 40. Chapter 27: Resistant and Pseudoresistant Hypertension - p. 143 41. Chapter 28: Hyperkalemia in Hypertension - p. 148 42. 5: Therapeutic Principles - p. 153 43. Chapter 29: Lifestyle Modifications for Hypertension Management - p. 153 44. Chapter 30: Blood Pressure Treatment Goals - p. 161 45. Chapter 31: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker - p. 168 46. Chapter 32: Calcium Channel Blockers - p. 172 47. Chapter 33: Direct Vasodilators - p. 177 48. Chapter 34: Loop and Thiazide Diuretics - p. 182 49. Chapter 35: Potassium-Sparing Diuretics - p. 186 50. Chapter 36: Alpha Antagonists - p. 190 51. Chapter 37: Beta-Blockers - p. 196 52. Chapter 38: Alpha-2 Agonists - p. 201 53. Chapter 39: Drug-Drug and Pharmacogenetic Interactions - p. 205 54. Chapter 40: Role of Device Therapy - p. 210 55. 6: Miscellenia - p. 215 56. Chapter 41: Orthostatic Hypotension - p. 215 57. Chapter 42: Baroreflex Dysfunction - p. 220 58. Chapter 43: Hypertension – Origins - p. 227 59. Index - p. 230 60. IFC - p. 240 61. IBC - p. IFC1
