Presenting an excellent companion text to Brenner & Rector's THE KIDNEY. Provides a logical framework which can be utilized by practicing physicians to work up and manage their patients. Well-known authors discuss pertinent information from the main text, including pharmacological treatment, secondary hypertension, cardiovascular complications, and much more!

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Product Description: Michael Weber, MD, and a panel of distinguished authorities provide a comprehensive practical survey focusing on the key issues that determine the who, when, and how of hypertension management. Emphasis is given to the practical issues of management: how to select treatments that optimize results for even the most difficult-to-treat hypertensive patient, and what to do about the major concomitant problems...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)