dc.contributor.author | Daniel, Brett V. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Kelsberg, Gary | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Jankowski, Terry Ann, 1951- | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | 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, urinalysis, and electrocardiogram (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on a consensus of expert opinion). Consensus is lacking for measuring serum sodium, calcium, and uric acid. Testing for microalbuminuria is optional in the work-up for a patient without diabetes (SOR: C, expert consensus). Some expert panels list limited echocardiography as another option. | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3372 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2005 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 54, no. 09 (September 2005) | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | urine dipstick testing | eng |
dc.subject | physical examination | eng |
dc.subject | patient history | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | hypertension | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Urine -- Analysis | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Creatinine | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | hematocrit | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Electrocardiography | eng |
dc.title | What is the initial work-up in the diagnosis of hypertension? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |