基本説明
Based upon the large comprehensive text "Textbook of Hypertension".
Full Description
A concise well illustrated summary of the causes, investigation and management of hypertension, based on the comprehensive text "Textbook of Hypertension" recently published by Blackwell. The Hypertension Manual is intended to be an easily read digest of relevant material from that book, and it is intended to educate and inform the clinician through a readable, well illustrated text.
Contents
Contributors. Preface. Introduction. Epidemiology of Blood Pressure;. The Circulation in Hypertension;. Regulation of Blood Pressure and Hypertension;. Genetics of Hypertension;. Pathogenesis of Hypertension;. Consequences of Hypertension;. Special Subgroups;. Renal and Renovascular Hypertension;. Adrenal Hypertension;. Hypertension in Thyroid Disease and Acromegaly;. Coarctation of the Aorta;. Hypertension and Central Nervous System Disease;. Drug-Induced Hypertension;. Clinical History and Examination;. Investigating the Hypertensive Patient;. Anti-hypertensive Drugs;. Non-Pharmacological Treatment;. Management of Essential Hypertension;. Managing Special Situatons;. Index
