Jnc 8 Hypertension Guidelines Pdf
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Jnc 8 hypertension guidelines pdf. At the same time the nhlbi published the recommendations of the jnc 8 committee. Carrie armstrong afp senior associate editor subject. Patients are categorized ac cording to age and the presence of diabetes dm or and chronic kidney disease. Smoking cessation control blood glucose and lipids diet eat healthy i e dash diet moderate alcohol consumption reduce sodium intake to no more than 2 400 mg day physical activity moderate to vigorous activity 3 4 days a week averaging 40 min per session.
September 15 2014 practice guidelines. Based guidelines 7 8 the eighth joint national committee jnc 8 was initially appointed to create an updated treatment guideline for hypertension under the auspices of the national institutes of health nih. Chlorthalidone recommended over hctz but pre eminence as first line therapy might be challenged. The eighth joint national committee jnc 8 recently released evidence based recommendations on treatment thresholds goals and medications in the management of hypertension in adults.
Hyvet hypertension in the very elderly trial jnc joint national committee on prevention. Reduced role for beta blockers as initial therapy still pre eminent for hfref and cad particularly atenolol. 2014 evidence based guideline for the management of high blood pressure in adults report from the panel members appointed to the eighth joint national committee jnc 8 the new guideline has simplifi ed the treatment of hypertension. 2017 acc aha hypertension guideline in 2017 the acc aha and 9 other specialty organizations published an updated hypertension guideline which among many changes redefined elevated blood pressure to lower bp levels enlarging the population considered potential candidates for monitoring and treatment.
Guideline for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in adults 2016. National heart foundation of australia 2016. 5 8 relaxation therapies. Hypothetical jnc 8 recommendations goal bp likely to be refined relaxed for population subgroups particularly for those 80 and those with dm.
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