Nephrology Made Easy · Volume 8

Hypertension & Renal Vascular Disease

Made Easy

Dr. Tariq Zayan

An integrated, exam-ready guide built chapter by chapter across mechanisms, diagnosis, clinical reasoning, safety, and application.

●Orientation & Knowledge◆Visualise & Map■Clinical Reasoning▲Safety & Evidence★Patient Decisions✓Apply & Test

Contents

01Regulating Blood PressureThe Kidney, RAAS & Pressure-Natriuresis●◆■▲✓02Measuring Blood PressureOffice, Home & Ambulatory Monitoring●◆■▲✓03Defining & ClassifyingThresholds, Staging & Cardiovascular Risk●◆■▲✓04Essential HypertensionThe Multifactorial Mechanisms of Primary HTN●◆■▲✓05Lifestyle & DietNon-Pharmacological Management of Hypertension●◆■▲✓06First-Line Drug TherapyRAAS Blockers, Calcium-Channel Blockers & Diuretics●◆■▲✓07Combination TherapySynergies, Single-Pill Combinations & Stepwise Care●◆■▲✓08Secondary HypertensionWhen to Suspect, Screen & the Causes●◆■▲✓09Renovascular HypertensionRenal Artery Stenosis, Ischaemic Nephropathy & Revascularisation●◆■▲✓10Endocrine HypertensionPrimary Aldosteronism, Phaeochromocytoma & Cushing's●◆■▲✓11Other Secondary CausesRenal, Sleep Apnoea, Drug-Induced & Monogenic HTN●◆■▲✓12Hypertensive Kidney DiseaseNephrosclerosis & the Kidney as Victim●◆■▲✓13Hypertensive EmergenciesEmergencies, Urgencies & Controlled Reduction●◆■▲✓14Hypertension in CKD & DialysisBlood-Pressure Targets, RAAS Blockade & Volume Control●◆■▲✓15Hypertension in PregnancyPre-eclampsia, Safe Drugs & Magnesium●◆■▲✓16The Elderly & FrailTargets, Falls, Orthostasis & Deprescribing●◆■▲✓17Resistant HypertensionPseudoresistance, MRA & Device Therapy●◆■▲✓18The Integrated ApproachSynthesis & Lifelong Hypertension Stewardship●◆■▲✓