use of antihypertensive drug therapy in older persons in an academic nursing home
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Use of Antihypertensive Drug Therapyin Older Persons in an AcademicNursing Home
Valerie Ziesmer et al
Learning Objectives
● Recall the prevalence of hypertension in this survey of a medical school-affiliatednursing home, and how well—or poorly—it was controlled.
● Using evidence-based recommendations as guidelines, specify which antihypertensivedrugs were underused or overused in this nursing home population of older (age 59 andabove) individuals.
● Explain how closely pharmacological management complied with accepted guidelinesfor hypertensive patients who also had diabetes, coronary artery disease, or congestiveheart failure.
Article originally publishedJ Am Med Dir Assoc 2002;3:243–245
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