TY  - JOUR
T1  - An Overview on Hypertension: Management Approach and Follow Up in Primary Health Care Center
A1  - Mohammed Mihmas B Alqahtani
A1  - Abdullah Faisal Islam
A1  - Ghadeer Abbas Katib
A1  - Lujain Faisal Islam
A1  - Abdullah Abdulmohsen Alhaddab
A1  - Hamad Yasser Alhassoun
A1  - Hawra Salman Alqattan
A1  - Anoud Abdulrahman Ahmad
A1  - Majed Muidh O Albogami
A1  - Sarah Alsalhi
A1  - Anwar Mohammed Al Hadhari
A1  - Abdullah Odhayb Alruwaili
JF  - Archives of Pharmacy Practice
JO  - Arch Pharm Pract
SN  - 2320-5210
Y1  - 2021
VL  - 12
IS  - 3
DO  - 10.51847/1IOWeXJu2o
SP  - 110
EP  - 112
N2  - Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases on earth. This condition works viciously on developing other lethal complications silently. The prevalence of hypertension among Saudi adults is close to 15%, hence it warrants a great deal of focus when it comes to early diagnosis and further management. We investigated the literature reviewing diagnosis of hypertension, risk factors, management, guidelines, and follow-up of this disease. PubMed database was used for the selection of articles, gathered papers had undergone a thorough review. Given a diagnosis of hypertension to a patient held more than what the eyes meet. This diagnosis gives a label to the patient who should carry it with them for the rest of their lives, thus it should be diagnosed carefully and accurately. This disease burden would be taken by the patient, their families, and the governmental bodies that provide health care. So strict measures should be taken in the diagnosis steps. Moreover, the family physician should be aware of the outline management of hypertension with the variability of different cases. 
UR  - https://archivepp.com/article/an-overview-on-hypertension-management-approach-and-follow-up-in-primary-health-care-center-yilp4twef0bkj8w
ER  -