Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment

Written on June 12, 2008 by admin

Why hypertension (HBP) is a health problem in the world ? What are the activities in which the doctor involved to solve the problem of HBP? How to treat a patient with ETS to achieve its control? What figure of blood pressure should reach the patient to believe that was achieved the goal of treatment?
What are the special conditions to refer the hypertensive patient to another level of care?

A hypertension is known as “the murderer silent” because for most of its natural history no symptoms, when they occur, may be too late as they relate to serious cardiovascular complications such as myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular disease.