Hypertension

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

IPatient Assessment: Measurement of Blood Pressure - Clinical Evaluation of Hypertension - Artifactual Hypertension and Ambulatory - Hypertensive Crises IIEssential Hypertension: Epidemiology of Hypertension - Pathophysiology of Essential (Primary) Hypertension - Natural History of Hypertension - IIISecondary Hypertension -Renal Parenchymal Hypertension -Renovascular Hypertension -Hyperaldosteronism -Pheochromocytoma -Cushing's Syndrome and Congenital Adrenal -Hyperplasia - -Other Forms of Secondary Hypertension IVSpecial Cases of Hypertension -Childhood Hypertension -Hypertension in Pregnancy -Hypertension After Renal Transplantation -Hypertension in End-stage Renal Disease -Resistant Hypertension -Hypertension in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus -Isolated Systolic Hypertension and Hypertension in the Elderly VTherapeutic Principles -Non-drug Therapy -Treatment of Hypertensive Crises -Diuretics -Beta Blockers -Alpha Blockers -Calcium Channel Blockers -Peripheral Adrenergic Inhibitors, Centrally Acting Sympatholytics, and Vasodilators -Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers -Application of Therapeutic Principles