| Editorial Board | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Tracking Form | p. xiii |
| Managing Hypertension: Clinical Pathways and Guidelines | p. 1 |
| Hypertension and Disease Management | p. 3 |
| Factors To Consider | p. 3 |
| Home Monitoring | p. 3 |
| Comorbidities | p. 3 |
| Factoring in the Cost | p. 3 |
| Facts about Hypertension | p. 4 |
| Guidelines for Managing Hypertension | p. 5 |
| Trends in the Awareness, Treatment, and Control of High Blood Pressure in Adults: United States, 1976-1994 | p. 5 |
| List of Abbreviations | p. 5 |
| Strategies Efficacious in the Prevention/Treatment of Hypertension | p. 6 |
| Treatment Recommendations | p. 7 |
| Blood Pressure Measurement and Clinical Evaluation | p. 9 |
| Classification of Blood Pressure for Adults 18 and Older | p. 9 |
| Recommendations for Follow-up Based on Initial Blood Pressure Measurement for Adults | p. 10 |
| Components of Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Patients with Hypertension | p. 12 |
| Risk Stratification and Treatment | p. 13 |
| Prevention and Treatment of High Blood Pressure | p. 14 |
| Lifestyle Modifications for Hypertension Prevention and Management | p. 15 |
| Oral Antihypertensive Drugs | p. 17 |
| Combination Drugs for Hypertension | p. 20 |
| Considerations for Individualizing Antihypertensive Drug Therapy | p. 22 |
| Parenteral Drugs for Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies | p. 23 |
| Algorithm for the Treatment of Hypertension | p. 24 |
| Selected Drug Interactions with Antihypertensive Therapy | p. 25 |
| Causes of Inadequate Responsiveness to Therapy | p. 27 |
| General Guidelines To Improve Patient Adherence to Antihypertensive Therapy | p. 28 |
| Design of Nonpharmacologic Intervention Trials in Prevention of Hypertension | p. 30 |
| Effect of Nonpharmacologic Interventions on Blood Pressure and Risk of Hypertension in Persons with High Blood Pressure | p. 30 |
| Special Populations and Situations | p. 31 |
| Antihypertensive Drugs Used in Pregnancy | p. 33 |
| Demographic Data on Height/Blood Pressure Distribution Curves of Study Population | p. 39 |
| Pharmacologic Therapy for Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension | p. 40 |
| Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Diabetes | p. 47 |
| Hypertension in an Inner-City Minority Population | p. 52 |
| Predictors of Ambulatory Blood Pressure: Identification of High-Risk Adolescents | p. 57 |
| Emergence of Risk for Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality: A Life Span Perspective on Prevention and Research | p. 58 |
| Descriptive Statistics for Blood Pressure Measurements by Gender and Ethnic Group, 15- to 16-Year-Old Adolescents | p. 62 |
| Descriptive Statistics for Laboratory Blood Pressure during Talking by Reactivity Status and Gender, 15- to 16-Year-Old Adolescents | p. 63 |
| Mixed Effects Model for 24-Hour Ambulatory SBP, 15- to 16-Year-Old Adolescents | p. 64 |
| Mixed Effects Model for 24-Hour Ambulatory DBP, 15- to 16-Year-Old Adolescents | p. 64 |
| Blood Pressure Tables Adjusted for Height | p. 66 |
| Blood Pressure Levels for the 90th and 95th Percentiles of Blood Pressure for Boys Age 1 to 17 Years by Percentiles of Height | p. 67 |
| Blood Pressure Levels for the 90th and 95th Percentiles of Blood Pressure for Girls Age 1 to 17 Years by Percentiles of Height | p. 68 |
| Quick-Reference Diagnostic Charts | p. 69 |
| Treatment of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents | p. 70 |
| Antihypertensive Drug Therapy for Hypertensive Emergencies in Children | p. 71 |
| Antihypertensive Drug Therapy for Chronic Hypertension in Children | p. 72 |
| Nutrition Counseling in Treatment of Hypertension | p. 73 |
| Algorithm for Nutrition Screening and Intervention in Hypertension | p. 78 |
| The Role of Cardiovascular Reactivity to Stressful Challenges in the Etiology of Hypertension | p. 79 |
| Managing Hypertension in the Elderly | p. 87 |
| Therapy | p. 87 |
| Management Considerations | p. 89 |
| Recommendations | p. 90 |
| Screening Alerts in Older Persons with Hypertension | p. 93 |
| Clinical Pathway and Care Planning Forms | p. 95 |
| Hypertension, Borderline--Provider Pathway | p. 95 |
| Hypertension, Males Older Than 40 Years--Provider Pathway | p. 98 |
| Adult Hypertensive on Medications--Provider Pathway | p. 100 |
| Newly Diagnosed Hypertension--Provider Pathway | p. 103 |
| Newly Diagnosed (Mild) Hypertension, 140-159/95-99 mm Hg--Provider Pathway, Office Setting | p. 105 |
| Home Health Care Clinical Pathway--Hypertension | p. 109 |
| Skilled Nursing Facility Interdisciplinary Plan of Care--Hypertension | p. 111 |
| Self-Management of Hypertension: Patient Education | p. 113 |
| Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension | p. 115 |
| Your High Blood Pressure | p. 115 |
| What Is Blood Pressure? | p. 116 |
| Testing for High Blood Pressure | p. 117 |
| Using Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices | p. 120 |
| Record Your Blood Pressure | p. 122 |
| High Blood Pressure--What You and Your Family Should Know | p. 123 |
| Presion alta--Lo que usted y su familia deben saber (Spanish-language version of High Blood Pressure--What You and Your Family Should Know) | p. 125 |
| Taking Action To Control High Blood Pressure | p. 127 |
| Tips for Reaching Your Blood Pressure Goal | p. 128 |
| Diabetes and High Blood Pressure | p. 131 |
| High Blood Pressure Glossary | p. 132 |
| Check Your Healthy Heart IQ | p. 133 |
| Preventing Hypertension | p. 137 |
| Prevent High Blood Pressure | p. 137 |
| What Else Might Prevent High Blood Pressure? | p. 140 |
| !Pongase en accion--Prevenga la presion alta! (Spanish-language patient information sheet on preventing high blood pressure) | p. 142 |
| High Blood Pressure Prevention IQ | p. 144 |
| Exercise and Hypertension | p. 147 |
| Exercise and High Blood Pressure | p. 147 |
| A Sample Walking Program | p. 149 |
| Check Your Target Heart Rate | p. 150 |
| Nutrition and Hypertension | p. 151 |
| Losing Weight | p. 151 |
| Hypertension and Your Diet | p. 155 |
| Choose Low-Salt Foods | p. 156 |
| Cut Down on Salt and Sodium | p. 158 |
| !Coma menos sal y sodio! (Spanish-language patient information sheet on a low-salt diet) | p. 160 |
| No Added Salt Diet | p. 162 |
| The DASH Diet | p. 164 |
| Reading Nutrition Labels | p. 180 |
| Using Spices Instead of Salt | p. 181 |
| Sodium in Foods | p. 183 |
| Sodium Intake Information | p. 186 |
| Contract for a Sodium-Modified Diet | p. 187 |
| Menu Ideas for People with High Blood Pressure | p. 188 |
| Alcohol and High Blood Pressure | p. 195 |
| Heart Healty Eating Self-Contract | p. 196 |
| Medications for Hypertension | p. 197 |
| Types of Medications for High Blood Pressure | p. 197 |
| Generic Names of High Blood Pressure Medicines | p. 199 |
| How To Take Diuretics | p. 200 |
| How To Take Beta Blocker Medicines | p. 205 |
| Index | p. 209 |
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