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Hypertension: So many treatments, yet so undermanaged

Combo drugs are driving drug development in hypertension these days.

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Practical strategies for management of hypertension in the elderly

Key strategies for hypertension treatment in elderly include lifestyle changes and hypertension treatment until target BP goal is reached with mono or combination therapy.

Easier pediatric blood pressure screening

Dr. Andrew Schuman recently sat down with Dr. David Kaelber to discuss the implications of his vastly simplified screening tool for pediatric hypertension.

Journal Club: A better BP table, choosing your rehydration method, and weight stereotypes

Reviews of three pediatric articles: a quicker way to evaluate a child's blood pressure, giving parents a choice of oral or IV fluids for their kids, and a study on early weight-based stereotyping.

Clevidipine: An intravenous dihydropyridine calcium-channel blocker for the treatment of acute hypertension

Clevidipine is an intravenous (IV) dihydropyridine calcium-channel blocker (CCB) that is approved for the reduction of blood pressure (BP) when oral therapy is not feasible or not desirable. Clevidipine is effective at reducing BP in the emergency room (ER), intensive care unit (ICU), and in the pre-, peri-, and postoperative settings.

Thrombocytopenia in pregnancy: Differential diagnosis can be life-saving

Differentiating the life-threatening from the benign causes of low platelet counts in pregnancy is challenging. Experts HELLP you quickly identify which thrombocytopenias could lead to serious bleeding at delivery.