Initial Assessment of the Patient With Hypertension

The initial assessment of a patient with hypertension can easily be done in a primary-care setting. The goals of the examination are to determine whether the patient is truly hypertensive and, if so, the severity of the hypertension, the degree of target-organ involvement, the presence of curable ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mayo Clinic proceedings 1989-12, Vol.64 (12), p.1533-1542
Hauptverfasser:	LARSON, AMY W. WILLIAMS, STRONG, CAMERON G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Blood Pressure - drug effects Blood Pressure Determination - methods Cardiology. Vascular system Cerebrovascular Circulation Diastole - drug effects Hemodynamics - drug effects Humans Hypertension - complications Hypertension - diagnosis Hypertension - drug therapy Hypertension - physiopathology Medical History Taking Medical sciences Patient Compliance Physical Examination - methods Prognosis Renal Circulation Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	The initial assessment of a patient with hypertension can easily be done in a primary-care setting. The goals of the examination are to determine whether the patient is truly hypertensive and, if so, the severity of the hypertension, the degree of target-organ involvement, the presence of curable causes of hypertension, the patient's overall cardiovascular risk profile, and the patient's understanding and willingness to adopt necessary life-style changes and comply with treatment.
ISSN:	0025-6196 1942-5546
DOI:	10.1016/S0025-6196(12)65709-7