Pharmacologic

Drug Treatment for Hypertension
This table organizes various pharmacologic treatment options for hypertension, including thiazide diuretics, loop diuretics, potassium-sparing diuretics, peripheral adrenergic inhibitors, central adrenergic inhibitors, alpha-adrenergic blockers (alpha-blockers), beta-adrenergic blockers (beta-blockers), combined alpha- and beta-adrenergic blockers, direct vasodilators, calcium antagonists (calcium channel blockers), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), and angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs).


Drug Treatment for Lipid Disorders
A concise table organizing various pharmacologic treatment options for lipid lowering, including bile-acid sequestrants, cholesterol-absorption inhibitors, fibric acids (fibrates), HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins), nicotinic acid (niacin), and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.


Nonpharmacologic

Diet

Exercise


LDL-Apheresis
This is a procedure that removes excess LDL-C from the blood. An IV is inserted into each arm; blood is drawn from the body, filtered through a machine to remove the LDL particles, then returned to the body.