Churchill's Pocketbook of Hypertension

Chapter 1: Introduction . Background . Epidemiology of hypertension . Consequences of hypertension . Aetiology of hypertension . Lifestyle factors and relationship with hypertension . Secondary hypertension Chapter 2: Clinical assessment of hypertension . History and examination . Blood pressure measurement . Investigations Chapter 3: Treatment of hypertension . Risk assessment . Lifestyle measures . Drug therapy for essential hypertension . Major drug classes in hypertension . Other interventions Chapter 4: Treatment of hypertension in special patient groups . Malignant hypertension . Diabetes and hypertension . Hypertension in the elderly . Hypertension in the obese patient . Hypertension in pregnancy . Ethnic and racial differences . Children and adolescents Chapter 5: Frequently asked questions in hypertension