Search results for "Hypertension"
Sleep apnea
disease, pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, or stroke, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA). ... It recommended:. Screen for OSA in patients with resistant/poorly controlled hypertension, pulmonary
June 2021
Hypertension
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/03/2.htm. Researchers used large international databases to compare outcomes among patients who initiated hypertension therapy with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors versus ... The results
August 2021
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History is also significant for hypertension. Medications are tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, prednisone, and nifedipine. ... Key Point. Treatment using thiazide diuretics is appropriate for calcineurin inhibitor–induced hypertension and
February 2021
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Therefore, regular screening for dyslipidemia, diabetes, and hypertension is recommended. Those in remission for 20 years or more are not at risk of ALL recurrence. ... Key Points. Survivors of pediatric leukemia (typically acute lymphoblastic leukemia)
February 2022
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Hypertension first recognized during pregnancy at <20 weeks' gestation usually indicates chronic hypertension. ... A patient with hypertension in the first trimester suggests that the hypertension predates the pregnancy.
May 2020
Initiatives
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/20/7.htm. Million Hearts began a competitive challenge called The Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge to identify practices, physicians and health systems that ... Those achieving control rates
August 2013
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Medical history includes type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Current medications are metformin, lisinopril, and atorvastatin. ... Ascites results from portal hypertension and functional renal impairment, which leads to ineffective
August 2021
Hypertension
Similar results were seen using the lower threshold of hypertension (130/80 mm Hg) defined in the 2017 U.S. ... Hypertension guidelines include both systolic and diastolic blood-pressure targets,” the authors wrote.
July 2019
Solution to resistant hypertension sometimes hides in plain sight
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2021/05/solution-to-resistant-hypertension-sometimes-hides-in-plain-sight.htm. This issue also addresses stories about osteoarthritis, race and clinical algorithms, and follow-up care ... Resistant hypertension is
May 2021
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easy bruising, hypertension, and worsening diabetes control. ... The diagnosis of Cushing syndrome is confirmed by the combination of clinical features (central obesity, dorsocervical and supraclavicular fat pads, new onset hypertension, and worsening
July 2021