Hypertension Management: Clinical Pathways, Guidelines, and Patient Education (Aspen Chronic Disease Management Series)

Offers comprehensive and detailed guidelines on all aspects of managing high blood pressure from the initial diagnosis in the clinical examination to the treatment strategy, which might include drug therapy, non-pharmaceutical intervention, lifestyle modification, and nutrition counseling. Also includes handouts for patient education, emphasizing compliance with interventions, demand management, recognizing and prioritizing health care needs, and knowing when professional intervention is required and more importantly when not; they even include some recipes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read more