management of hypertension
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The management of hypertension includes:
- assessment:
- of blood pressure
- of secondary causes of hypertension
- of risk factors for essential hypertension
- of the complications of hypertension
- treatment:
- general advice and lifestyle changes
- pharmacological treatment
- involve the patient:
- emphasize that therapy is long term
- emphasize that drugs should not be stopped or omitted without prior discussion with the doctor
- any side effects should be reported
- consider the need to refer
Last reviewed 08/2021
Links:
- NICE guidance - management of hypertension in adults in primary care
- non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension
- choice of antihypertensive drug in hypertension
- pharmacological treatment of hypertension
- monitoring and follow-up
- target blood pressure (BP ) levels
- elderly hypertensives
- hypertension (in pregnancy)
- hypertension (fitness for anaesthesia)
- referral criteria from primary care - hypertension
- withdrawal of antihypertensive medication
- diabetes mellitus and hypertension
- HOT study
- Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial - SPRINT