| PREAMBLE | ||
| LIST OF MEMBERS | ||
| DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION | ||
| • | Definition | |
| • | Classification | |
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | ||
| MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE | ||
| • | Clinic Measurement | |
| • | Home Measurement | |
| • | Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring | |
| EVALUATION | ||
| • | Medical History | |
| • | Physical Examination | |
| • | Laboratory Investigations | |
| • | Factors Influencing Risks and Risk Stratification | |
| MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION | ||
| • | Goals of Therapy | |
| • | Management Strategy | |
| • | Non-pharmacologic Therapy | |
| – Principles of diet in hypertension | ||
| • | Pharmacologic Therapy | |
| – Principles of drug treatment | ||
| – Antihypertensive drugs | ||
| –– Diuretics | ||
| –– Beta-blockers | ||
| –– Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) | ||
| –– Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) | ||
| –– Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) | ||
| –– Alpha-blockers | ||
| –– Other drugs | ||
| – Antihypertensive drug combinations | ||
| • | Drug Interactions | |
| • | Maintenance and Follow-up of Therapy | |
| • | Adverse Drug Reactions | |
| • | Associated Therapies | |
| SECONDARY HYPERTENSION | ||
| • | Prevalence | |
| • | Presentation | |
| • | Important Causes | |
| COMPLICATIONS | ||
| HYPERTENSION IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS | ||
| • | Hypertension with Diabetes Mellitus | |
| • | Hypertension with Renal Disease | |
| • | Hypertension with Cerebrovascular Disease | |
| • | Hypertension in Women | |
| • | Hypertension in Pregnancy | |
| • | Hypertension in the Elderly | |
| • | Isolated Systolic Hypertension | |
| • | Hypertension with Congestive Cardiac Failure | |
| • | Hypertension with Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease | |
| • | Hypertension with Coronary Artery Disease | |
| • | Hypertension with Dyslipidemia | |
| • | Hypertension with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | |
| • | Resistant Hypertension | |
| • | Hypertensive Crises | |
| REFERENCES | ||
