RT Book, Section
A1 Supiano, Mark A.
A2 Halter, Jeffrey B.
A2 Ouslander, Joseph G.
A2 Studenski, Stephanie
A2 High, Kevin P.
A2 Asthana, Sanjay
A2 Supiano, Mark A.
A2 Ritchie, Christine S.
A2 Schmader, Kenneth
SR Print(0)
ID 1190911286
T1 Hypertension
T2 Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260464450
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190911286
RD 2023/11/29
AB Learning  ObjectivesUnderstand  what  key  age-related  physiologic  changes  account  for  the  progressive  increase  in  the  prevalence  of  hypertension  with  age.Explain  the  mechanisms  for  greater  blood  pressure  variability  with  age,  and  understand  why  a  hypertension  diagnosis  should  never  be  based  on  a  single  elevated  measurement.Determine  the  benefit-based  systolic  blood  pressure  (SBP)  treatment  goal  based  on  age,  comorbidities,  and  cardiovascular  and  cognitive  impairment  risk  factors.Understand  that  arterial  stiffness  is  an  independent  cardiovascular  risk  factor.Select  the  best  thiazide-type  diuretic  and  other  medication  classes  to  treat  geriatric  hypertension.