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Photoclinic
Pheochromocytoma
Photoclinic
Subacute Hypertensive Urgency in a Healthy Young Man: Pheochromocytoma
11/27/2019
A 23-year-old man was referred to our hospital by his primary care physician due to headaches, palpitations, and recent-onset hypertensive urgency.
11/27/2019
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
11/14/2019
Brittany Gallaher, DO
A 26-year-old woman presented with intermittent vision changes in her left eye of 5 months' duration. Episodes that lasted 1 to 8 seconds were described as darkening of vision in her left eye, which was...
11/14/2019
Feature
Feature
The Effect of Health Coaching and Population Health on Hypertension
07/17/2019
Kimberly Simers, MHA; Alison Cleary, MSN; James Matera, DO
Health coaching can be used successfully in various aspects of medical care, including the treatment of hypertension. This article reviews some of the findings from a New Jersey–based community medical...
07/17/2019
Top Papers Of The Month
Top Papers Of The Month
When Ambulatory Patients Have a Blood Pressure ≥180/110 mm Hg, What Next?
12/05/2016
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
It’s late Friday afternoon, and you are seeing your last patient of the week. This man has run out of his antihypertensive medications, and he has repeated blood pressure (BP) measurements in your office...
12/05/2016
Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Patients With Resistant Hypertension: What’s the Best Pharmacologic Strategy?
07/05/2016
Eric A. Dietrich, PharmD, BCPS; Kyle Davis, PharmD, BCPS
In last issue’s column, we discussed the case of JG, a patient with newly diagnosed hypertension (HTN).
07/05/2016
Antihypertensives
Antihypertensives
Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension: Is It the Diuretic of Choice?
06/02/2016
Eric A. Dietrich, PharmD, BCPS; Kyle Davis, PharmD, BCPS
JG is a 55-year-old man with a history of hyperlipidemia. One month ago, his blood pressure was noted to be elevated during a routine follow-up...
06/02/2016
Top Papers of the Month
Top Papers of the Month
Bad Habits Die Hard: A Love Affair With Hydralazine
05/26/2016
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
There are a handful of antihypertensive agents that have been around for a long time, including hydralazine.
05/26/2016
Hypertension
Hypertension
Acute Hypertension: Hypertensive Urgency and Hypertensive Emergency
03/10/2016
Gregary D. Marhefka, MD
This review summarizes what is known about managing hypertensive urgency and emergency, with an emphasis on guideline-directed therapy.
03/10/2016
Hypertension
Hypertension
Acute Hypertension: Hypertensive Urgency and Hypertensive Emergency
03/10/2016
Gregary D. Marhefka, MD
This review summarizes what is known about managing hypertensive urgency and emergency, with an emphasis on guideline-directed therapy.
03/10/2016
Case in point
doctor with patient
Case in point
Unraveling the Link: Angioedema in a 60-Year-Old Woman With AML Who Underwent a Stem Cell Transplant
11/04/2015
Daniel Sweeney, MD; Sanja Zepcan, PharmD; Patrick Hagen, MD; Stephanie Tsai, MD
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) are a common class of medication used to treat hypertension as a first-line therapy. Common side effects of ACEi include dry cough, hyperkalemia, and renal...
11/04/2015