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Hypertension Mini

CardiologyVideo course

by Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH

With so many antihypertensive agents to choose from, determining which medications to use can be daunting. In this course, we’ll break down the most recent hypertension guidelines and tell you when to use (or not to use) the top four, first-line agents. This will help you to quickly and effectively make treatment decisions for the majority of your patients.

1 CME

2 Quizzes

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Identify the different stages of hypertension
Determine when to start antihypertensive treatment
Recommend the lifestyle changes that are most effective for lowering blood pressure in hypertensive patients
Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of common antihypertensive agents
Treat resistant hypertension
Recognize secondary causes of hypertension
Manage hypertensive emergencies

What's inside

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Chapter 1

Getting to know the guidelines

From hypertension guidelines to recognizing common errors in measurement, this chapter covers best practices in screening and initiating treatment.

5 Lessons

11:47 min

Getting to know the guidelines intro

0:30 min

Classifying hypertension

2:37 min

Accurately measuring blood pressure

4:03 min

Determining when to treat

4:37 min

Getting to know the guidelines quiz

Quiz

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Chapter 2

Treating hypertension

Treating hypertension can be tricky. This chapter begins with making lifestyle changes and works through resistant and secondary causes of hypertension.

10 Lessons

26:47 min

Treating hypertension intro

0:51 min

Applying lifestyle changes

2:55 min

Getting to know the medication options

5:33 min

Choosing the right medication

3:49 min

Hitting your target with medication

2:19 min

Treating resistant hypertension

3:38 min

Addressing hypertensive emergencies

4:05 min

Identifying secondary causes of hypertension

3:04 min

Treating hypertension quiz

Quiz

Hypertension Mini outro

0:33 min

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Teachers of this course

Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH

Franz is the founder and CEO of Medmastery. He is an internist with a specialization in cardiology and a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins University.

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CME credit information

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Consultants and Medmastery GmbH. CME Consultants is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Consultants designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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All members receive a certificate for completing this course. For Pro members, the certificate comes with 1 CME credits.

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What’s in it for you?

Master the most important skills

Learn any skill in under 5 hours

Save time and money

After completing this course, you will be able to

What's inside

Getting to know the guidelines

Treating hypertension

Claim your certificate

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

Top-rated by our learners