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Hypertensive nephropathy medical therapy
Introduction
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Medical therapy[1]
Medical therapy[1]
- Non-pharmacological therapy
- Lifestyle modification and decreased salt intake
- Sodium intake < 50 mmol/day (3 g/day of salt) leads to reduce systolic blood pressure by 10 mmHg.
- Sodium intake< 100 mmol/day (6 g/day of salt) has been found to decrease proteinuria by 25%.
- Weight loss
- Lifestyle modification and decreased salt intake
- Pharmacological therapy to control hypertension includes:
References
References
- ↑ Pugh, Dan; Gallacher, Peter J.; Dhaun, Neeraj (2019). “Management of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease”. Drugs. 79 (4): 365–379. doi:10.1007/s40265-019-1064-1. ISSN 0012-6667.
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