The New Hypertension Guidelines - Frankly Speaking EP 52
Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine
January 22, 201811m 47s
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Show Notes
New hypertension guidelines from the American College of Cardiology have introduced a new blood pressure classification system and lowered the threshold for initiating pharmacotherapy in certain patient populations.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the new classification categories of hypertension
- Understand the new thresholds for starting treatment
- Understand the limitations of the new recommendations to specific patient populations