What Optometrists Should Know About the Management of Hypertension
     
 Author: RoseAnn L. Jankowski, Pharm.D.
CE Hours:  1
Cost: $25 ($22.50 for Vision West members)
COPE Approved

To update the applicable knowledge of optometrists with respect to current recommendations for interpreting blood pressure results, how hypertension is diagnosed, classified, and treated, how potential adverse ocular effects of antihypertensive therapy can manifest, and how patient compliance with therapy can be supported and enhanced.
 
 Table of Contents (Click on course sections below to view the course)

>Introduction
>Hypertension Diagnosis
>Predisposing Factors and Potential Complications
>Approach to Treatment
>Non-Pharmacologic Management: Lifestyle Modifications
>Pharmacologic Management
>How Optometrists Can Support Patient Compliance
>References

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