Joel handler, Md, is an expert Panel Member of the eighth Joint national committee on High Blood Pressure; Hypertension clinical lead, care Management institute; and Hypertension lead for Southern california Kaiser Permanente, anaheim, ca. e-mail: [email protected]. Clinical Scenario A woman, age 72 years, has blood pressures of 150/70 mm Hg and 150/80 mm Hg, obtained by a medical assistant (...
