TY - CHAP
T1 - Primary hypertension
AU - Lederer, Eleanor D.
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* From the Cardiac Clinic and Medical Service “B” (Malcolm W. Miller, M.D., Chief), Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. This investigation was supported in part by research grants (H361 and H1817) from the National Heart Institute, Public Health Service; by grants from the Tobacco Industry Research Committee( QH17) and from the Committee on Problems of Alcohol of the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council (UV25 j. t Address for reprints: Suite 304, 450 Sutter St., San Francisco, Calif. 94108.
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PY - 2013/11/1
Y1 - 2013/11/1
N2 - A 47-year-old woman presents for establishment of primary care. She has not seen a physician in over 20 years and has been urged to seek medical attention for check up by her children. She is unaware of any medical problems and takes no medications. Her history is notable for four pregnancies, two of which were complicated by hypertension. Her family history is notable for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. She has worked as a data entry technician for the past 25 years, generally eats packaged foods for all meals, and participates in no exercise program. Physical examination shows an overweight woman with BMI 26, BP 150/97, pulse 70/min, respiratory rate 18/min, and temperature 98.6 °F. Her general physical examination is unremarkable. Screening labwork, EKG, and chest radiograph are all unremarkable.
AB - A 47-year-old woman presents for establishment of primary care. She has not seen a physician in over 20 years and has been urged to seek medical attention for check up by her children. She is unaware of any medical problems and takes no medications. Her history is notable for four pregnancies, two of which were complicated by hypertension. Her family history is notable for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. She has worked as a data entry technician for the past 25 years, generally eats packaged foods for all meals, and participates in no exercise program. Physical examination shows an overweight woman with BMI 26, BP 150/97, pulse 70/min, respiratory rate 18/min, and temperature 98.6 °F. Her general physical examination is unremarkable. Screening labwork, EKG, and chest radiograph are all unremarkable.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4614-4454-1_41
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4614-4454-1_41
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84929561527
SN - 1461444535
SN - 9781461444534
SP - 491
EP - 501
BT - Clinical Decisions in Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation
PB - Springer New York
ER -