Kaplan's clinical hypertension
By: editors, Norman M. Kaplan, Ronald G. Victor ; with a chapter by Joseph T. Flynn.
Contributors: Kaplan, Norman M., 1931-; Victor, Ronald G.; Kaplan, Norman M., 1931-
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Wollters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9781605475035
Subjects: Hypertension; Hypertension
Other titles: Clinical hypertension
Description: This best-selling clinical reference by a world-renowned authority on hypertension was listed as the #1 reference book for hypertension by the American Society for Hypertension in 2006. Dr. Kaplan integrates the latest basic science findings and clinical trial data and presents up-to-date, practical, evidence-based recommendations for treatment and prevention of all forms of hypertension. Abundant algorithms and flow charts are included to aid clinicians in decision-making. For this Tenth Edition, Dr. Kaplan has a co-author, Ronald Victor, MD, to handle the basic research aspects of hypertension. Highlights include new developments in the pathogenesis of hypertension; discussions on the significance of nighttime blood pressure; new information on the relationship of sleep apnea to blood pressure; updates on diagnosing primary aldosteronism; and detailed information on the latest antihypertensive drugs, including combination drugs.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Kaplan's clinical hypertension / Norman M. Kaplan. 9th ed. c2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hypertension in the population at large; title: Measurement of blood pressure; title: Primary hypertension : pathogenesis; title: Primary hypertension : natural history and evaluation; title: Treatment of hypertension : why, when, how far; title: Treatment of hypertension : lifestyle modifications; title: Treatment of hypertension : drug therapy; title: Hypertensive crises; title: Renal parenchymal hypertension; title: Renovascular hypertension; title: Primary aldosteronism; title: Pheochromocytoma (with a preface about incidental adrenal masses); title: Hypertension induced by cortisol or deoxycorticosterone; title: Other forms of identifiable hypertension; title: Hypertension with pregnancy and the pill; title: Hypertension in childhood and adolescence.