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Hypertension Secrets
- 2nd Edition - January 20, 2022
- Editors: Edgar V. Lerma, James M. Luther, Swapnil Hiremath
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 8 5 2 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 8 5 3 - 6
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Request a sales quoteFor 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.
- Cover
- IFC
- Title page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- Top 100 Secrets
- 1: Patient Assessment
- Chapter 1: Measurement of Blood Pressure in the Office
- Abstract
- Questions
- Chapter 2: Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Questions
- Chapter 3: Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with Hypertension
- Questions
- Chapter 4: Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies
- Questions
- 2: Essential Hypertension
- Chapter 5: The Epidemiology of Hypertension
- Questions
- Chapter 6: Physiology of Blood Pressure Regulation
- Questions
- Chapter 7: Target Organ Damage or Why Should we Treat Hypertension?
- Questions
- 3: Secondary Hypertension
- Chapter 8: Primary Aldosteronism and Mineralocorticoid Hypertension
- Questions
- Chapter 9: Glucocorticoid Hypertension
- Questions
- Chapter 10: Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
- Questions
- Chapter 11: Other Endocrine Causes of Hypertension
- Questions
- Chapter 12: Renovascular Hypertension
- Questions
- Chapter 13: Drug-Induced Hypertension
- Chapter 14: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension
- Questions
- Chapter 15: Hereditary Causes of Hypertension
- Questions
- 4: Hypertension in Specific Populations
- Chapter 16: Hypertension in Children and Adolescents
- Questions
- Chapter 17: Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Kidney Disease
- Questions
- Chapter 18: Hypertension in Diabetes
- Questions
- Chapter 19: Hypertension After Transplantation
- Questions
- Chapter 20: Treatment of Hypertension in Obesity
- Abstract
- Questions
- Chapter 21: Hypertension in Blacks
- Abstract
- Questions
- Chapter 22: Hypertension in the Elderly
- Questions
- Chapter 23: Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Questions
- Chapter 24: Hypertension in Heart Disease
- Questions
- Chapter 25: Hypertension in Stroke
- Questions
- Chapter 26: Hypertension in the Patient with Aortic Dissection
- Questions
- Chapter 27: Resistant and Pseudoresistant Hypertension
- Questions
- Chapter 28: Hyperkalemia in Hypertension
- Questions
- 5: Therapeutic Principles
- Chapter 29: Lifestyle Modifications for Hypertension Management
- Questions
- Chapter 30: Blood Pressure Treatment Goals
- Questions
- Chapter 31: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
- Questions
- Chapter 32: Calcium Channel Blockers
- Questions
- Chapter 33: Direct Vasodilators
- Questions
- Chapter 34: Loop and Thiazide Diuretics
- Questions
- Chapter 35: Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
- Questions
- Chapter 36: Alpha Antagonists
- Questions
- Chapter 37: Beta-Blockers
- Questions
- Chapter 38: Alpha-2 Agonists
- Questions
- Chapter 39: Drug-Drug and Pharmacogenetic Interactions
- Questions
- Chapter 40: Role of Device Therapy
- Questions
- 6: Miscellenia
- Chapter 41: Orthostatic Hypotension
- Questions
- Chapter 42: Baroreflex Dysfunction
- Questions
- Chapter 43: Hypertension – Origins
- Questions
- Index
- IBC
- No. of pages: 256
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: January 20, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323758529
- eBook ISBN: 9780323758536
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Edgar V. Lerma
EDGAR V. LERMA, MD, FACP, FASN, FPSN (Hon) Clinical Professor of Medicine Section of Nephrology University of Illinois at Chicago; College of Medicine/ Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL. Dr. Lerma edited the 4th edition of Nephrology Secrets
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois and Chicago College of Medicine; Associates in Nephrology, S.C., Chicago, Illinois