Podcast - NICE Hypertension Guideline Part 2: Investigations & Emergencies

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This episode makes reference to guidelines produced by the "National Institute for Health and Care Excellence" in the UK, also referred to as "NICE". The content on this channel reflects my professional interpretation/summary of the guidance and I am in no way affiliated with, employed by or funded/sponsored by NICE.


NICE stands for "National Institute for Health and Care Excellence" and is an independent organization within the UK healthcare system that produces evidence-based guidelines and recommendations to help healthcare professionals deliver the best possible care to patients, particularly within the NHS (National Health Service) by assessing new health technologies and treatments and determining their cost-effectiveness; essentially guiding best practices for patient care across the country.


My name is Fernando Florido and I am a General Practitioner in the United Kingdom. In this episode I review a section of the NICE guideline on Hypertension in adults, always focusing on what is relevant in Primary Care only.


I am not giving medical advice; this video is intended for health care professionals, it is only my summary and my interpretation of the guidelines and you must use your clinical judgement.  


 


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The NICE clinical guideline on Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management [NG136] can be found here:


 


·      https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG136


 


Transcript


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Hello and welcome, I’m Fernando, a GP in the UK. Today we are reviewing the NICE guideline on hypertension in adults, always focusing on what is relevant in Primary Care only.


In the last episode we covered the diagnosis and initial assessment and then, we said that we would cover the investigations for target organ damage and the criteria for urgent referral in this episode.


So let’s go through that now.


Right, let’s jump into it.


For all people with hypertension, we should offer the following investigations for target organ damage.


We should test for protein in the urine by sending a urine sample for albumin to creatinine ratio, and test for haematuria using a reagent strip.


We should take a blood sample to measure glycated haemoglobin, electrolytes, creatinine, eGFR, total cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol.


We should examine the fundi for hypertensive retinopathy.


And we should arrange a 12-lead ECG.


Examples of target organ damage include left ventricular hypertrophy, chronic kidney disease, hypertensive retinopathy, or an increased urine albumin to creatinine ratio.


Now let’s move on to identifying who to refer for same day specialist review.


We should consider this when a person has severe hypertension, defined as a...