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Hipertensión maligna - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Hipertensión acelerada; Nefroesclerosis arteriolar; Nefroesclerosis de tipo arteriolar; Hipertensión arterial maligna; Tensión arterial alta y maligna

Prevención:

Si usted presenta hipertensión arterial, el monitoreo cuidadoso de su presión arterial y el hecho de tomar los medicamentos en forma apropiada ayuda a reducir el riesgo. Consuma una dieta saludable que sea baja en sal y grasas.

  • Reviewed last on: 4/1/2011
  • Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Badr KF, Brenner BM. Vascular injury to the kidney. In: Fauci A , Kasper D, Longo DL, et al, eds. Harrison's Principals of Internal Medicine. 17th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2008:chap 280.

Shayne P, Stettner E. Hypertension. In: Wolfson AB, Hendey GW, Ling LJ, et al, eds. Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009:chap 89.

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