Beschreibung:
This book, written in the popular Q and A format of the "Your Questions Answered" series will provide sufficient information for a primary care doctor to be able to understand and treat patients who have hypertension.
What is hypertension?. Aetiology of primary hypertension. Clinical assessment in hypertension. Guidelines. Risk assessment. Lifestyle intervention. Drug treatment for primary hypertension. Targets, multiple risk intervention and compliance. Secondary hypertension. Type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Hypertension in the elderly. Hypertension in women. Other issues. Appendix: Useful addresses and web sites. References. Further reading. Index of patient questions. Index.