Listen as our esteemed guest Dr. Wanpen Vongpatanasin, @DrWanpen (UT Southwestern) discusses the nitty-gritty of blood pressure monitoring and hypertension treatment. We review the thresholds for HTN diagnosis and how to accurately measure blood pressure levels at home and in the office. Dr Vongpatanasin shares the latest guideline recommendations for first line pharmaceutical therapies as well as her pearls about how to treat special populations.

Produced by: Deborah Gorth and Isabel Valdez, PA
Written by: Deborah Gorth
Infographic and Cover Art: Edison Jyang
Hosts: Stuart Brigham, MD; Matthew Watto, MD, FACP; Paul Williams, MD, FACP
Editor: Molly Heublein, MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com
Guest: Wanpen Vongpatanasin, MD

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Time Stamps

00:00 Sponsors, Intro, disclaimer, guest bio

03:20 Guest one-liner

05:50 Sponsor - ACP’s MKSAP 18

07:05 Case from Kashlak; Defining hypertension and treatment thresholds

10:43 Measuring blood pressure (at home, in the office, validatebp.org)

16:46 Wrist BP cuff

19:50 Home monitoring and ambulatory BP monitoring; What time to take BP medication

31:23 Sponsor - Provider Solutions and Development

32:10 Approach to treatment; Combo pills; How to titrate meds

42:20 Treating resistant hypertension; hyperaldosteronism; Isolated systolic hypertension

52:04 Take home points and Outro

#254 Hypertension Update with Dr. Wanpen Vongpatanasin

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast