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Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 8 a.m.

Listen as our esteemed guest Dr. Wanpen Vongpatanasin, @DrWanpen (UT Southwestern) discusses the nitty-gritty of blood pressure monitoring and hypertension treatment.\xa0 We review the thresholds for HTN diagnosis and how to accurately measure blood pressure levels at home and in the office.\xa0 Dr Vongpatanasin shares the latest guideline recommendations for first line pharmaceutical therapies as well as her pearls about how to treat special populations.\n\n
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\nCredits
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• Produced by: Deborah Gorth and Isabel Valdez, PA
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• Written by: Deborah Gorth\xa0
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• Infographic and Cover Art: Edison Jyang
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• Hosts: Stuart Brigham, MD; Matthew Watto, MD, FACP; Paul Williams, MD, FACP\xa0 \xa0
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• Editor: Molly Heublein, MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com\n
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• Guest: Wanpen Vongpatanasin, MD
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\nTime Stamps\n\n00:00 Sponsors, Intro, disclaimer, guest bio\n03:20 Guest one-liner\n05:50 Sponsor - ACP\u2019s MKSAP 18\n\n07:05 Case from Kashlak; Defining hypertension and treatment thresholds\n10:43 Measuring blood pressure (at home, in the office, validatebp.org)\n16:46 Wrist BP cuff\n19:50 Home monitoring and ambulatory BP monitoring; What time to take BP medication\n31:23 Sponsor - Provider Solutions and Development\n\n32:10 Approach to treatment; Combo pills; How to titrate meds\n42:20 Treating resistant hypertension; hyperaldosteronism; Isolated systolic hypertension\n52:04 Take home points and Outro