• What is the initial work-up in the diagnosis of hypertension? 

    Daniel, Brett V.; Kelsberg, Gary; Jankowski, Terry Ann, 1951- (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
    Patients with a new diagnosis of hypertension should be evaluated with a history and physical exam and the following initial studies: serum potassium and creatinine, fasting serum glucose and lipid panel, hematocrit, ...