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. 2020 Dec 10;154(1):19-25.
doi: 10.1177/1715163520975809. eCollection 2021 Jan-Feb.

Hypertension Canada's 2020 hypertension guidelines for pharmacists: An update

Kaitlyn E Watson  1 , Yazid N Al Hamarneh  1 , Doreen Rabi  1 , Stella S Daskalopoulou  1 , Ross T Tsuyuki  1
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Hypertension Canada's 2020 hypertension guidelines for pharmacists: An update

Kaitlyn E Watson et al. Can Pharm J (Ott). .
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Declaration of Conflicting Interests:The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Diagnostic algorithm for a patient with suspected resistant hypertension Reproduced with permission from the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BP, blood pressure; HT, hypertension. *Three or more drugs, at optimally tolerated dosages and preferably including a diuretic. †Home BP monitoring can be performed if ABPM is not accessible.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Hypertension Canada’s 2020 guidelines diagnosis algorithm Reproduced with permission from the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. All measurement values in algorithm are reported as mmHg. ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure measurement; AOBP, automated office blood pressure (performed with the patient unattended in a private room); HBPM, home blood pressure measurement; HTN, hypertension; OBPM, office blood pressure measurement (performed in the office using an electronic upper arm device with a provider in the room); WCH, white coat hypertension. *If AOBP is used, use the mean calculated and displayed by the device. If OBPM is used, take at least 3 readings, discard the first and calculate the mean of the remaining measurements. A history and physical exam should be performed and diagnostic tests ordered. †Serial office measurements over 3 to 5 visits can be used if ABPM or HBPM is not available. ‡Home BP series: Two readings taken each morning and evening for 7 days (28 total). Discard first day readings and average the last 6 days. §In patient with suspected masked hypertension, ABPM or HBPM could be considered to rule this out.
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