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Racial and Disaggregated Ethnic Disparities of Blood Pressure Control in Community Health Centers [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Hypertension is the most prevalent reversible risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Blood pressure (BP) control (<130/80 systolic/diastolic) is poor nationally, and is inequitable by race/ethnicity, with minimal understanding of the differences within Latino patients by country of origin.

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Episode 176: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 8 – Towards Justice and Race Conscious Medicine

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Roberts JD For the patient I see tomorrow: Beyond recognizing that race is not a proxy for biology, we can all ask ourselves “What way is structural racism affecting my patient and what can I do about it?” The answer to this question may not be easily answered and may not always be found in the clinical setting.

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

All kids with hypertensive emergency need ICU-level care. Clinical Case You are a senior resident working in the busy emergency department on an overnight shift. Upon entering the room, you find the patients nurse at the bedside already in mid-conversation with the patients parent.