Talk:Hypertension

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To merit "good article" status, needs to address dipping vs. non-dipping somehow[edit]

dipping vs. non-dipping might be addressed at least in part by a sentence citing this section:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambulatory_blood_pressure#Overnight_reduction_or_surge_in_blood_pressure

NCBI Conclusion on Hypertension[edit]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4137642

Moved[edit]

Needs to be paraphrased and integrated into the existing text. Will work on it. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:48, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

"High blood pressure should be treated earlier with lifestyle changes and in some patients with medication – at 130/80 mm Hg rather than 140/90 – based on new American Collage of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for the detection, prevention, management and treatment of high blood pressure." [1]

Blood pressure categories in the new guideline published by Journal of the American College of Cardiology as of Nov 13 2017.

  • Normal: Less than 120/80 mm Hg;
  • Elevated: Systolic between 120-129 and diastolic less than 80;
  • Stage 1: Systolic between 130-139 or diastolic between 80-89;
  • Stage 2: Systolic at least 140 or diastolic at least 90 mm Hg;
  • Hypertensive crisis: Systolic over 180 and/or diastolic over 120, with patients needing prompt changes in medication if there are no other indications of problems, or immediate hospitalization if there are signs of organ damage.[2]

Another interesting peice[edit]

AAFP decides not to endorse but go with prior guidelines. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 05:31, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ Paul K., MB, MD, MSc, FACC, Whelton (2017 Nov). [,http://www.onlinejacc.org/lookup/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.006 "New ACC/AHA High Blood Pressure Guidelines Lower Definition of Hypertension"] Check |archive-url= value (help). Journal of the American College of Cardiology ,http://www.onlinejacc.org/lookup/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.006. Archived from the original on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help). Retrieved 2017/8/12. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  2. ^ Whelton, MB, MD, MSc, FACC, Paul K. "New ACC/AHA High Blood Pressure Guidelines Lower Definition of Hypertension". http://www.onlinejacc.org/lookup/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.006. Archived from the original on 2017 Nov. Retrieved 2017/12/08. Check date values in: |access-date=, |archive-date= (help); External link in |website= (help)

Terminology[edit]

Doc James, why do you think we shouldn't briefly mention the medical terminology (i.e., striae) in addition to stretch marks? TylerDurden8823 (talk) 08:59, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

Most English words have a number of synonyms. Stretch marks and striae are the same. If people want to learn what the synonyms are they can look at the page on the topic.
It is typically sufficient to just go with the common term IMO. One does not need "shortness of breath (dyspnea)" for example. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 09:02, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
Most readers I know find that helpful (I don't assume that people will utilize the wikilinks we provide), but whatever. Don't feel strongly. TylerDurden8823 (talk) 09:04, 29 December 2017 (UTC)


"Prehypertension", I no longer see this term appear from uptodate, AHA, 2017. There are only elevated BP, Stage 1 and 2 hypertension.Elainr (talk) 20:26, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Resistant hypertension[edit]

Darrel francis added under "Resistant hypertension":

[A]nd by urine analysis.[1]

This is a primary research study of 208 patients. I am however aware that this can be useful in a specialised setting, and we mainly need a more robust source in line with WP:MEDRS. doi:10.1042/CS20160407 cites this paper as well as several others. JFW | T@lk 12:47, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

  1. ^ Tomaszewski, Maciej; White, Christobelle; Patel, Prashanth; Masca, Nicholas; Damani, Ravi; Hepworth, Joanne; Samani, Nilesh J; Gupta, Pankaj; Madira, Webster; Stanley, Adrian; Williams, Bryan (1 June 2014). "High rates of non-adherence to antihypertensive treatment revealed by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HP LC-MS/MS) urine analysis". Heart. 100 (11): 855–861. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-305063.