title: [Basic program for the diagnosis of arterial hypertension].
abstract: The diagnostic step-program in arterial hypertension can be divided in a so called basic program and in special differential-diagnostic programs. The basic evaluation for every hypertensive subject contains family and personal history, clinical investigation, blood pressure measurement, electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, blood tests (creatinine and potassium) and urine analysis. The extended basic program enables the evaluation of global cardiovascular risk. Furthermore other blood and urine examinations (including vanilmandelic acid), fundoscopy, echocardiography and sonography of the kidneys are of particular value for determining severity and etiology of the disease. After this program an extension of diagnostics can be renounced in about 90% of hypertensives.
authors: Medizinischen Bereich VII, Humboldt-Universität Berlin.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Linss
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Scholze
mesh_terms: D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D010808:Physical Examination; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry
vernacular_title: Basisprogramm für die Diagnostik der arteriellen Hypertonie.