Kaplan's clinical hypertension / / Norman M. Kaplan, Ronald G. Victor ; with a chapter by Joseph T. Flynn

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459813503321
• Autore: Kaplan Norman M. <1931->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia : , : Wolters Kluwer, , [2015]; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-4698-9465-3; 1-4963-2444-7
• Edizione: [Eleventh edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 616.1/32
• Soggetti: Hypertension; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Preceded by Kaplan's clinical hypertension / Norman M. Kaplan, Ronald G. Victor ; with a chapter by Joseph T. Flynn. 10th edition c2010.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Hypertension in the population at large -- Measurement of blood pressure -- Primary hypertension : pathogenesis -- Primary hypertension : natural history and evaluation -- Treatment of hypertension : why, when, how far -- Treatment of hypertension : lifestyle modifications -- Treatment of hypertension : drug therapy -- Hypertensive crises -- Renal parenchymal hypertension -- Renovascular hypertension -- Primary aldosteronism -- Pheochromocytoma (with a preface about incidental adrenal masses) -- Hypertension induced by cortisol or deoxycorticosterone -- Other forms of identifiable hypertension -- Hypertension with pregnancy and the pill -- Hypertension in childhood and adolescence.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The 11th Edition of Kaplan's Clinical Hypertension continues to integrate the latest basic science findings and clinical trial data to provide current, practical, evidence-based recommendations for treatment and prevention of all forms of hypertension. As in previous editions, abundant algorithms and flow charts are included to aid clinicians in decision-making."--Provided by publisher.