Hypertension

Why Hypertension Matters
Understand how antihypertensive drugs act on renal, cardiac, vascular, and neurohormonal pathways, and how these mechanisms guide treatment selection, monitoring, toxicity prevention, and management of hypertensive emergencies.

Course Content

01. Why Hypertension Matters
02. BP Categories and When to Start Drugs
03. Hemodynamic Control of Blood Pressure
04. Primary vs Secondary Hypertension
05. First-Line Antihypertensive Strategy
06. Comorbidity-Guided Drug Selection
07. Thiazide and Thiazide-Like Diuretics
08. Loop and Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
09. Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists
10. RAAS Map and ACE Inhibitors
11. ARBs and Direct Renin Inhibitors
12. RAAS Inhibitor Toxicity and Contraindications
13. Calcium Channel Blockers
14. Beta Blockers
15. Alpha Blockers and Central Sympatholytics
16. Direct Arteriolar Vasodilators
17. IV Antihypertensives for Emergencies
18. Nitroprusside Toxicity
19. Resistant Hypertension Algorithm
20. Hypertensive Emergencies and Pregnancy
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