For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Hypertension Secrets, 2nd Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

• The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time  – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.
• Covers  the full range of pathophysiology, natural history, and diagnosis and management of hypertension for in-training or practicing professionals.
• Fully revised and updated, including protocols and guidelines that are continuously evolving and that increasingly dictate best practices.
• Includes chapters on obstructive sleep apnea; drug- or alcohol-induced hypertension; hypertension and diabetes, the obese individual,  African Americans, the elderly, thyroid disorders, and pregnancy; and the role of device therapy.
• Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.
• Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important board-relevant content.
• Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.

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Contents

۱. Measurement of Blood Pressure in the Office
۲. Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
۳. Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with Hypertension
۴. Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies
۵. The Epidemiology of Hypertension
۶. Physiology of Blood Pressure Regulation
۷. Target Organ Damage or Why Should we Treat Hypertension?
۸. Primary Aldosteronism and Mineralocorticoid Hypertension
۹. Glucocorticoid Hypertension
۱۰. Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
۱۱. Other Endocrine Causes of Hypertension
۱۲. Renovascular Hypertension
۱۳. Drug-Induced Hypertension
۱۴. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension
۱۵. Hereditary Causes of Hypertension
۱۶. Hypertension in Children and Adolescents
۱۷. Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Kidney Disease
۱۸. Hypertension in Diabetes
۱۹. Hypertension After Transplantation
۲۰. Treatment of Hypertension in Obesity
۲۱. Hypertension in Blacks
۲۲. Hypertension in the Elderly
۲۳. Hypertension in Pregnancy
۲۴. Hypertension in Heart Disease
۲۵. Hypertension in Stroke
۲۶. Hypertension in the Patient with Aortic Dissection
۲۷. Resistant and Pseudoresistant Hypertension
۲۸. Hyperkalemia in Hypertension
۲۹. Lifestyle Modifications for Hypertension Management
۳۰. Blood Pressure Treatment Goals
۳۱. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
۳۲. Calcium Channel Blockers
۳۳. Direct Vasodilators
۳۴. Loop and Thiazide Diuretics
۳۵. Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
۳۶. Alpha Antagonists
۳۷. Beta-Blockers
۳۸. Alpha-2 Agonists
۳۹. Drug-Drug and Pharmacogenetic Interactions
۴۰. Role of Device Therapy
۴۱. Orthostatic Hypotension
۴۲. Baroreflex Dysfunction
۴۳. Hypertension – Origins