Pharmacy Pearls: Hypertension Management

June 9th, 2021 | Pharmacy Pearls•Cardiology

This edition of Pharmacy Pearls gives an overview of the 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure (BP) in Adults.

This pearl includes:

tips to optimize BP measurement and identify medications that could interfere with BP control
an algorithm for detection of white coat hypertension or masked hypertension
treatment recommendations for high blood pressure, including pharmacological interventions
guidelines for the management of resistant hypertension
four strategies to improve medication adherence

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ABI Value	Interpretation	Recommendation
Greater than 1.4	Calcification/vessel hardening	Refer to vascular specialist
1.0 - 1.4	Normal	None
0.9 - 1.0	Acceptable	None
0.8 - 0.9	Some arterial disease	Treat risk factor
0.5 - 0.8	Moderate arterial disease	Refer to vascular specialist
Less than 0.5	Severe arterial disease	Refer to vascular specialist

Pharmacy Pearls: Hypertension Management

Pharmacy Pearls: Hypertension Management

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