Holdings Information
Hypertension and you : old drugs, new drugs, and the right drugs for your high blood pressure / Samuel J. Mann.
Bibliographic Record Display
-
Title:Hypertension and you : old drugs, new drugs, and the right drugs for your high blood pressure / Samuel J. Mann.
-
Author/Creator:Mann, Samuel J., 1948-
-
Published/Created:Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2012.
-
Holdings
Holdings Record Display
-
Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
-
Call Number: WG340 .M282h 2012
-
Number of Items:1
-
Status:Available
-
Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
-
Library of Congress Subjects:Hypertension--Popular works.
Hypertension--Chemotherapy.
Self-care, Health--Popular works.
-
Medical Subjects: Hypertension--Popular Works.
-
Description:vii, 195 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
-
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-183) and index.
-
ISBN:9781442215177 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1442215178 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781442215191 (electronic)
1442215194 (electronic)
9781442215184 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1442215186 (pbk. : alk. paper)
-
Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Incorrect Blood Pressure Measurement and the Overtreatment of Hypertension
2. Finding the Drugs That Are Right for You: Targeting Three Mechanisms That Underlie Hypertension
3. Diuretics
4. Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs)
5. ACEIs, ARBs, and DRIs: Targeting the Renin-Angiotensin System
6. Beta-Blockers: When They Are Necessary and When They Aren't
7. Alpha-Blockers: Underused, but Fabulous in the Right Patients
8. Other Antihypertensive Drugs: Vasodilators and Drugs Targeting the SNS
9. Putting It All Together: Finding the Drugs and Combinations That Are Right for You by Aiming at the Right Mechanism
10. Solving the Challenge of Resistant Hypertension: A Simplified, Successful Strategy
11. Mind/Body Connection and Selection of the Right Blood Pressure Drugs
12. Secondary Hypertension
13. Hypertension in the Elderly
14. Alcohol, Coffee, and Commonly Used Over-the-Counter Drugs
15. Sex and Exercise
16. Reducing Medications and Cutting Medication Costs
17. Conclusion.