Hypertension - Example Exercises (V2.01)

Introduction

PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT


Where pharmacological treatment is discussed, the treatment is based on the four step, stepped program used in the United Kingdom for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension, as described in NICE Guideline NG136.
For information on the diagnosis, management and treatment of hypertension,
including information about the stepped pathway, click on the following weblinks:

NICE Guideline NG136:
Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management

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