title: When to investigate and when to treat hypertension.
abstract: When a raised blood pressure is found, a thorough clinical assessment and a few simple investigations are sufficient in the average patient. There are certain clear indications for treatment, but there is a grey zone where suggestions only can be offered. The importance of follow-up examinations, drug side-effects and associated risk factors is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D044465:White People