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• Title:Hypertension sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of high blood pressure ... / edited by Dawn D. Matthews and Karen Bellenir.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Matthews, Dawn D.
  Bellenir, Karen.
  
• Published/Created:Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, ©2004.
  

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  • Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WG39 .H973 2004
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WG39 .H973 2004
    
  • Number of Items:2
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Hypertension--Popular works.
  
• Medical Subjects: Hypertension--Popular Works.
  Hypertension--Resource Guides.
  
• Edition:1st ed.
  
• Description:xiv, 613 pages ; 24 cm.
  
• Series:Health reference series.
  
• Summary:"Provides basic consumer health information about causes, diagnosis, and treatment of high blood pressure and related disorders and diseases. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources."--Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes index.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0780806743 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Preface
  Understanding hypertension (high blood pressure)
  Hypertension: facts and guidelines
  Screening recommendations for high blood pressure
  Diagnosing high blood pressure
  Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
  Renin test
  Prehypertension
  Essential hypertension
  Isolated Systolic Hypertension (ISH)
  Refractory hypertension
  Secondary hypertension
  High blood pressure in pregnancy
  Hypertension in children
  Primary pulmonary hypertension
  Hypertension in the elderly
  Hypotension: low blood pressure
  Causes of hypertension and common co-occurring disorders
  What causes high blood pressure?
  Obesity
  Insulin resistance
  Diabetes
  Metabolic syndrome
  Atherosclerosis
  Sleep apnea
  Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
  Renal artery stenosis
  Cushing's syndrome
  Primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn's syndrome)
  Pheochromocytoma
  Complications and consequences of hypertension
  The effect of high blood pressure on your body
  Stroke
  Coronary heart disease
  Heart failure
  Peripheral arterial disease
  High blood pressure and kidney disease
  Hypertensive retinopathy
  Fainting (syncope)
  Controlling hypertension
  High blood pressure: tips to stop the silent killer
  A guide for lowering blood pressure
  Checking up on blood pressure monitors
  Lifestyle changes effective in lowering blood pressure
  Exercise and hypertension
  Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)
  Use spices instead of salt and sodium
  Benefits of omega-3 fatty acids
  Smoking cessation can be good for your heart
  Managing stress
  Hypertension medications
  Treating high blood pressure with medication
  Hypertension medications: effects and side effects
  Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
  Angiotensin receptor blockers
  Beta blockers
  Calcium antagonists
  Calcium channel blockers
  Diuretics
  Vasopeptidase inhibitors
  Hypertension drugs and sexual function
  Hypertension research
  Genetics and high blood pressure
  Do learned stress responses play a role in hypertension?
  Study finds hostility and impatience increase hypertension risk
  Use of pain relievers linked to hypertension
  How do steroids lead to hypertension?
  Kidney disease and hypertension in African Americans
  Lead levels linked to hypertension in menopausal women
  Estrogen alternative for the control of blood pressure in post-menopausal women
  Some vision changes linked to hypertension
  Morning blood pressure predicts stroke
  Does high blood pressure impact memory?
  ALLHAT (Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering treatment to prevent Heart Attack Trial) results
  Controversies about the new clinical guidelines for hypertension
  Current clinical trials regarding hypertension
  Studies of diabetic patients with hypertension
  Clinical trials: pulmonary hypertension
  Studies regarding pheochromocytoma and pseudopheochromocytoma
  Additional help and information
  Hypertension glossary
  Cookbooks for people with hypertension
  Resources for more information about hypertension
  Index.