High Blood Pressure

✍ Scribed by Clinic, Mayo;Staff, Mayo Clinic

Publisher: RosettaBooks
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Edition: 2nd ed
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Table of contents; Introduction A plan for life; Part 1 5 key steps; Part 2 Understanding high blood pressure; Glossary; Additional resources; Chapter 1 Eat better (and enjoy it!); Chapter 2 Watch the salt; Chapter 3 Get more active; Chapter 4 Avoid tobacco and limit alcohol; Chapter 5 Take the right medication; Chapter 6 Blood pressure basics; Chapter 7 Who's at risk?; Chapter 8 Diagnosing high blood pressure; Chapter 9 Treating high blood pressure; Chapter 10 Living well with high blood pressure; Chapter 11 Special concerns and conditions.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Table of contents
Introduction A plan for life
Part 1 5 key steps
Part 2 Understanding high blood pressure
Glossary
Additional resources
Chapter 1 Eat better (and enjoy it!)
Chapter 2 Watch the salt
Chapter 3 Get more active
Chapter 4 Avoid tobacco and limit alcohol
Chapter 5 Take the right medication
Chapter 6 Blood pressure basics
Chapter 7 Who's at risk?
Chapter 8 Diagnosing high blood pressure
Chapter 9 Treating high blood pressure
Chapter 10 Living well with high blood pressure
Chapter 11 Special concerns and conditions. Are your weight and eating habits healthy?Healthy-eating basics
The DASH diet
Important minerals and vitamins
Fresh approach to shopping
Eating smart for weight control
Eating well when eating out
Putting it in perspective
Sodium's role
Current recommendations
Your sodium guide
Making sense of sodium labeling
Are you fit?
Benefits of regular activity
Activity vs. intensity
What kind of activity?
How much activity?
Basic fitness plan
Exercise and weight control
Avoiding injury
Tobacco and blood pressure
Alcohol and blood pressure
What about caffeine?
Many options. DiureticsBeta blockers
ACE inhibitors
Angiotensin II receptor blockers
Renin inhibitor
Calcium channel blockers
Alpha blockers
Central-acting agents
Direct vasodilators
Combination drug therapy
Emergency medications
Finding the right medication
On the horizon
Take the condition seriously
Understanding blood pressure
What the numbers mean
When pressure is persistently high
Signs and symptoms
Complications
Essential high blood pressure
Secondary high blood pressure
Lifestyle tips for treatment, prevention
Weight and blood pressure
Why act now? Taking a blood pressure readingMaking certain
Key questions to answer
Medical history
Physical examination
Routine tests
Latest guidelines
Refining treatment goals
Being an active partner
How are your other behaviors?
Manage stress
Taking your blood pressure at home
Seeing your doctor regularly
Avoiding drug interactions
Recognizing an emergency
Women
Children
Ethnic groups
Other conditions
Difficult-to-control high blood pressure.

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