Hypertension (Part 2) | Harrison Simplifies

📝 Description
This video provides a comprehensive and structured overview of hypertension management, based on Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd edition.

⚠️ Important note:
This is a detailed and in-depth management video. It is recommended to watch it once carefully to build a strong conceptual understanding of hypertension management.
A separate summary/revision video will be prepared later for quick review.

📌 Topics covered:
🔹 Non-pharmacological management
Lifestyle modification
Dietary approaches (DASH diet, salt restriction, potassium supplementation)
Weight loss, physical activity, and reduction of alcohol intake

🔹 Initial treatment strategies
When to start antihypertensive therapy
Monotherapy vs combination therapy vs triple therapy
Indications for early combination treatment

🔹 Pharmacological treatment
Mechanism of action
Important adverse effects
Practical drug selection

🔹 Hypertension management in special populations
Cardiovascular disease (CAD, heart failure, stroke)
Diabetes mellitus
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Elderly patients
Black patients
Pregnancy

🔹 Resistant hypertension
Definition
Evaluation and common causes
Stepwise management approach

🎯 Target audience:
Medical students, interns, residents, and clinicians seeking a clear, logical, and exam-relevant approach to hypertension management.

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