Hypertension Pearls |
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| Author:
| Jones, Daniel W.
King, Deborah S.
Wofford, Marion R. |
| Series title: | Pearls Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56053-583-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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| Imprint: | Hanley & Belfus |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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Through interesting case presentations, this volume in the Pearls Series® seeks to enlighten the reader in the management of patients with hypertension. Areas covered include management of essential hypertension, secondary hypertension, patients with multiple risk factors, and complicated management issues. A brief clinical vignette is provided for each case, along with physical findings and lab data, and the reader is encouraged to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan. The next...
More DescriptionThrough interesting case presentations, this volume in the Pearls Series® seeks to enlighten the reader in the management of patients with hypertension. Areas covered include management of essential hypertension, secondary hypertension, patients with multiple risk factors, and complicated management issues. A brief clinical vignette is provided for each case, along with physical findings and lab data, and the reader is encouraged to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan. The next page reveals the diagnosis, discusses the disorder and the management of the specific patient, and concludes with 3-4 clinical pearls distilled from the case.
- Case-based coverage of hypertension in the proven format of the popular Pearls Series®
- Interactive format allows reader to guess the diagnosis and treatment options before authors reveal it on a following page
- Real patient cases allow for presentation of information not commonly found in standard texts
- Each case concludes with 3-4 Clinical Pearls® which distill the key information presented in the case
- Provides significant focus on latest drug therapies