Exámenes de hipertensión
Antes de iniciar un tratamiento para presión sanguínea alta se recomiendan pruebas de laboratorio rutinarias para identificar lesiones de órganos o tejidos u otros factores de riesgo. Entre estas pruebas de laboratorio están: análisis de orina, conteo de células sanguíneas, química sanguínea (potasio, sodio, creatinina, glucosa en ayunas, colesterol total y colesterol de proteína de alta densidad y un ECG (electrocardiograma). Se puede recomendar pruebas adicionales con base en la condición del paciente.
Revision
Last reviewed 6/3/2012 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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