Hypertension and you : old drugs, new drugs, and the right drugs for your high blood pressure / Samuel J. Mann.
"A nationally recognized hypertension specialist, identifies the drugs most likely to have side effects, and those that can be used in their place. He describes the shortcomings of some of the new drugs, while also introducing readers to some excellent old drugs that are woefully underused as a result of the publicity blitz surrounding the new, expensive ones. He emphasizes the importance of matching the medication and dosage to the individual who will be taking them, and presents the overlooked clues that can tell us who should be on which drug"--Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 1442215178
- ISBN: 1442215186
- ISBN: 9781442215177
- ISBN: 9781442215184
- Physical Description: vii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-183) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 Incorrect Blood Pressure Measurement and the Overtreatment of Hypertension 13 -- 2 Finding the Drugs That Are Right for You: Targeting Three Mechanisms That Underlie Hypertension 25 -- 3 Diuretics 35 -- 4 Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs) 51 -- 5 ACEIs, ARBs, and DRIs: Targeting the Renin-Angiotensin System 55 -- 6 Beta-Blockers: When They Are Necessary and When They Aren't 63 -- 7 Alpha-Blockers: Underused, but Fabulous in the Right Patients 81 -- 8 Other Antihypertensive Drugs: Vasodilators and Drugs Targeting the SNS 89 -- 9 Putting It All Together: Finding the Drugs and Combinations That Are Right for You by Aiming at-the Right Mechanism 93 -- 10 Solving the Challenge of Resistant Hypertension: A Simplified, Successful Strategy 103 -- 11 Mind/Body Connection and Selection of the Right Blood Pressure Drugs 113 -- 12 Secondary Hypertension 129 -- 13 Hypertension in the Elderly 137 -- 14 Alcohol, Coffee, and Commonly Used Over-the-Counter Drugs 145 -- 15 Sex and Exercise 151 -- 16 Reducing Medications, and Cutting Medication Costs 159 -- 17 Conclusion 173.
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