PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Radhika Katakam
AU  - Kirsten Brukamp
AU  - Raymond R. Townsend
TI  - What is the proper workup of a patient with hypertension?
DP  - 2008 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 663--672
VI  - 75
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/9/663.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/9/663.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2008 Sep 01; 75
AB  - Because hypertension is common and many tests are available, an uncritical approach to laboratory and radiologic evaluation leads to unnecessary expenses. However, in most patients, accurate blood pressure measurement, a focused history and physical examination, and a handful of basic tests are enough. In this review we address the key questions in the evaluation of the patient with an elevated pressure reading, ie, does the patient have sustained high blood pressure? And if so, is the hypertension primary or secondary, are other cardiovascular risk factors present, and is there evidence of target organ damage?