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" Practical Management of Hypertension "
edited by Willem H. Birkenhäger.
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BL
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734116
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b553942
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edited by Willem H. Birkenhäger.
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Practical Management of Hypertension\ edited by Willem H. Birkenhäger.
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1990
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(x, 166 pages)
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9401137242
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: 9789401137249
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1. Techniques for measuring blood pressure and their interpretation --;2. Pathophysiological basis of hypertension --;3. Cardiovascular risk associated with hypertension; interactions with other risk indicators --;4. Evaluation of the hypertensive subject --;5. Special situations in hypertension (childhood and adolescence; pregnancy; old age) --;6. How to deal with secondary hypertension --;7. Non-pharmacological intervention Roger --;8. Drug treatment: efficacy and adverse effects. Specific responses in patients sub-groups and treatment approach --;9. Predictability, assessment and improvement of compliance with regard to taking antihypertensive drugs.
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For diastolic pressure, the gradings are much more detailed: borderline hypertension (90-94 mmHg, mild hypertension (95-104 mmHg), moderate hypertension (105-114 mmHg), and severe hypertension (115 mmHg and over).
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Cardiology.
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Medicine.
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RC685.H8E358 1990
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Willem H Birkenhäger
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