Episode 72 - Hypertension

Published: Aug. 18, 2017, 9:57 a.m.

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We review recent discussions on the accuracy of cuff blood pressures including a meta-analysis Picone et al\\xa0published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology discussing the accuracy of cuff blood pressures.

We cover core content on hypertensive emergencies and asymptomatic markedly elevated blood pressure using the ACEP clinical policy on hypertension, Rosen\'s (9th ed) Chapter 74 "Hypertension," and Tintinalli (8th ed), \\xa0Chapter \\xa057 \\u201cSystemic Hypertension\\u201d Chapter 59 \\u201cAortic Dissection and Related Aortic Syndromes\\u201d as guides

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Jeremy Faust and Lauren WEstafer

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