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Mayo clinic on high blood pressure

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Other Authors: Sheps, Sheldon G.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Rochester, Minn. : Mayo Clinic, c2002.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Hypertension.
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245 0 0 |a Mayo clinic on high blood pressure /  |c Sheldon G. Sheps, editor in chief. 
250 |a 2nd ed. 
260 |a Rochester, Minn. :  |b Mayo Clinic,  |c c2002. 
300 |a 214 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 23 cm. 
500 |a Includes index. 
505 0 |a What is high blood pressure? -- Are you at risk? -- Diagnosis and treatment -- Controlling your weight -- The shakedown on salt -- Eating well -- Getting more active -- Tobacco, alcohol and caffeine -- Managing stress -- Staying in control -- Medications and how they work -- Special concerns and conditions. 
505 0 |a 1. What is high blood pressure -- Consider the numbers -- The basics of blood pressure -- What the numbers mean -- What's high blood pressure? -- Signs and symptoms -- Complications -- 2. Are you at risk? -- Essential high blood pressure -- Secondary high blood pressure -- 3. Diagnosis and treatment -- Measuring your blood pressure -- Making a diagnosis -- Getting an evaluation -- Medical history -- Physical examination -- Routine tests -- Deciding on treatment -- Guidelines for treatment -- Becoming an active partner -- 4. Controlling your weight -- Weight and blood pressure -- Overweight vs. obesity -- Finding your healthy weight -- Steps to successful weight loss -- 5.The shakedown on salt -- Sodium's role -- Sodium sensitivity -- DASH-sodium and TONE studies -- Current recommendation -- The controversy -- What you should do -- Your sodium guide -- 6. Eating well -- The DASH study -- Basic principles of DASH -- How to eat with DASH -- Three important minerals -- A fresh approach to shopping -- Healthy cooking techniques -- Get the skinny on fatty acids -- Eating well when eating out -- Putting it in perspective -- 7. Getting more active -- Physical activity and blood pressure -- Activity vs. intensity -- What kind of activity -- How much activity -- A 6-step fitness plan -- Avoiding injury -- 8. Tobacco, alcohol and caffeine -- Tobacco and high blood pressure -- Alcohol and high blood pressure -- Caffeine and high blood pressure -- 9. Managing stress -- What is stress? -- The stress response -- Stress and blood pressure -- Strategies for relieving stress -- 10. Staying in control -- Home monitoring -- Using your medications wisely -- Getting regular follow-up care -- Reaching your goal -- Your family and friends -- 11. Medications and how they work -- The different types -- Diuretics -- Beta blockers -- ACE inhibitors -- Angiotensin II receptor blockers -- Calcium antogonists -- Alpha blockers -- Central-acting agents -- Direct vasodilators -- Emergency medications -- Combination drug therapy -- Finding the right medication -- Gene research -- 12. Special concerns and conditions -- Issues for women -- High blood pressure in children -- High blood pressure in older adults -- High blood pressure and ethnic groups -- High blood pressure and other conditions -- Difficult-to-control high blood pressure -- High blood pressure emergencies -- Menus with DASH. 
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