In part 1 of our “Test Your Knowledge” series, Michael Bloch, MD, asks you to pick the patient vignette that best defines resistant hypertension as defined by the ACC/AHA.
Lowering blood pressure before starting pharmacological therapy is important for patients with hypertension. What target should these patients meet before initiating therapy?
In this new interactive quiz, we present a case of a 15-year-old girl who developed bilateral lower extremity weakness and paresthesia after having undergone partial parathyroidectomy with removal of an...
In part 3 of this series on lipid management, we present a continued case report of the 68-year-old man who presented with questions about prediabetes. Which tests do you recommend to him?
Welcome to our latest series on lipid management. Part 1 of 5 highlights a clinical vignette of a 68-year-old man seeking advice about prediabetes. Read the case, and take our short quiz.
In part 4 of our “Test Your Knowledge” series, Michael Bloch, MD, asks you to review the patient vignette and choose the best course of action in terms of pharmacological therapy.
In part 2 of our “Test Your Knowledge” series, Michael Bloch, MD, asks you to identify which factor is most likely contributing to the patient’s resistant hypertension.
A 75‑year‑old woman with a medical history significant for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to her primary care physician with dyspnea. Can you make a diagnosis? ...
Do you know which nonpharmacological intervention is estimated to have the greatest impact on systolic blood pressure among individuals with hypertension? Find out by taking our pop quiz.
