How low should we go? What drugs should we use? How do we achieve lower blood pressure goals? This ?how-to? manual in hypertension presents concise, practical, up-to-date information on the diagnosis and management of hypertension, with emphasis on current drug therapies. Generous use of tables, charts, bulleted information, and figures make this a timely and easily accessible volume. Included in the text: ? The latest information on the management and drug therapy of hypertension. ? Pharmacology of the latest drugs and antihypertensive therapies. ? Hot topics such as detection, prevention, and reduction are discussed, in addition to specific patients such as pregnant women and the elderly.