Specialties - Southern Medical Association

CME Courses in the specialty "Cardiovascular Disease"

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CME Course | $10 | Credits: 1

Association of Hypertension and Hyperthyroidism in a Subspecialty Clinic and a National Database

The objective of this study was to examine the occurrence of high blood pressure in patients with hyperthyroidism. The authors present findings from a specialty clinic and a national sample which suggests that clinicians should consider the possibility of untreated hyperthyroidism in patients with hypertension, even if they have minimal symptoms that may be attributed to hyperthyroidism.

Posted in: Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism3 Hypertension2

CME Course | $10 | Credits: 1.25

Disease Risks Treatment and Control – Blood Pressure Management

This activity will review the recently published ACC/AHA hypertension clinical practice guideline; Strategic possibilities for the development of new approaches/treatments based on novel pathophysiological mechanisms for CKD progression after state 3/4; and the benefits of various classes of antihypertensive agents demonstrated in clinical trials and what recent guidelines recommend for selection of various antihypertensive classes in diabetes.

Posted in: Cardiovascular Disease2 Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism3 Hypertension2 Diabetes Mellitus1 Chronic Kidney Disease1