Detection and Management of HTN

One in two US adults has a hypertension diagnosis, yet not all hypertension is the same. Learn from guests Yvonne Commodore-Mensah PhD, MHS, RN and Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran PhD, MPH, RN, FNP-BC, CNE about primary/essential, secondary, and resistant hypertension, including the definition, diagnosis, and treatments, as well as the impaact of nonadherence. Access to care, home versus clinic readings, and team-based care are also discussed.
Resources:
Secondary Hypertension: Discovering the Underlying Cause: pubmed.ncbi.nl...
Resistant Hypertension: Detection, Evaluation, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association: www.ahajournal...
One in two US adults has a hypertension diagnosis, yet not all hypertension is the same. Learn from guests Yvonne Commodore-Mensah PhD, MHS, RN and Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran PhD, MPH, RN, FNP-BC, CNE about primary/essential, secondary, and resistant hypertension, including the definition, diagnosis, and treatments, as well as the impaact of nonadherence. Access to care, home versus clinic readings, and team-based care are also discussed.
Resources:
Secondary Hypertension: Discovering the Underlying Cause: pubmed.ncbi.nl...
Resistant Hypertension: Detection, Evaluation, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association: www.ahajournal...