management of hypertension
Last reviewed 08/2021
The management of hypertension includes:
- assessment:
- of blood pressure
- of secondary causes of hypertension
- of risk factors for essential hypertension
- of the complications of hypertension
- treatment:
- general advice and lifestyle changes
- pharmacological treatment
- involve the patient:
- emphasize that therapy is long term
- emphasize that drugs should not be stopped or omitted without prior discussion with the doctor
- any side effects should be reported
- consider the need to refer
NICE guidance - management of hypertension in adults in primary care
non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension
choice of antihypertensive drug in hypertension
pharmacological treatment of hypertension
target blood pressure (BP ) levels
hypertension (fitness for anaesthesia)
referral criteria from primary care - hypertension
withdrawal of antihypertensive medication