Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure
09/14/2018
Recent research suggests that intensive blood pressure lowering may increase the risk of acute kidney injury. Take our poll to let us know if you agree with this new data.
09/14/2018
Kidney Disease
Kidney Disease
08/20/2018
Listen to the podcast with James J Matera, DO, FACOI, about ideal blood pressure targets for kidney disease patients in light of the 2017 AHA/ACC hypertension guidelines. Then take this quiz to see what...
08/20/2018
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure
03/13/2018
Recent research suggests that intensive blood pressure lowering may increase the risk of acute kidney injury. Take our poll to let us know if you agree with this new data.
03/13/2018
Hypertension
Hypertension
02/08/2018
Geraldine, a 32-year-old woman, comes to your office with her 66-year-old grandmother. She tells you that Grandma “isn’t much for doctors.”
02/08/2018
Hypertension
Hypertension
06/09/2017
Larry is a 39-year-old man with borderline hypertension. During a regular physical, you ask Larry how his efforts to cut down on sodium have been going. He tells you that although he has been making an...
06/09/2017
Hypertension
Hypertension
05/24/2017
John, a 62-year-old man, has been treated with lisinopril and amlodipine to control blood pressure (BP), but has only been able to get his BP down to 160/100 with the combination of the 2 agents.
05/24/2017
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure
10/17/2016
Technology has impacted the way blood pressure is measured in the clinic. When screening for hypertension, do you think an automated office BP measurement or an auscultatory measurement is the better...
10/17/2016
Snacking
Snacking
05/31/2016
John is a 32-year-old overweight man with elevated cholesterol levels. He regularly eats salty, crunchy snacks and worries about the difficulty in giving them up. At his most recent check-up, he asks if...
05/31/2016
Hypertension
Hypertension
01/12/2016
Roger is a 46-year-old man who has recently begun an effort to lower his blood pressure. He reports that although he has recently switched to low-sodium options for all of his favorite foods, the...
01/12/2016
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure
06/07/2015
Max is a 45-year-old man with mild hypertension. He says he has been struggling to cut down on the salty foods that he loves. He asks if you have any advice to help wean him off of salty, savory snacks. ...
06/07/2015