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Controlling Your Blood Pressure

Harvard Medical School via Harvard Health Online Learning

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Let this dynamic new online course show you how to halt hypertension, boost cardiovascular fitness, and enjoy better and enduring good health.

Syllabus

Getting Started

  • About Our Course
  • Blood Pressure Basics
  • Quiz: Blood Pressure by the Numbers

Hypertension 101

  • Dr. Mallika Marshall: Time to Take Charge
  • Types of High Blood Pressure
  • Quiz: High Blood Pressure
  • Risk Factors
  • How Hypertension Harms Health
  • Diagnosis
  • Quiz: Diagnosing Hypertension

Lifestyle Changes

  • How Lifestyle Affects Your Blood Pressure
  • Step 1: Change Your Diet
  • Step 2: Be Active
  • Step 3: Attain a Healthy Weight
  • Step 4: Reduce Stress
  • Quiz: Meditation
  • Step 5: Stop Smoking
  • Special Section: Reduce Salt
  • Quiz: Test Your Hypertension Knowledge

Medications for Hypertension

  • Controlling Blood Pressure with Medications
  • Classes of Drugs to Lower Blood Pressure
  • Medication Advice

Key Takeaways

  • Course Quiz
  • Before You Exit

Taught by

Mallika Marshall and Randall M. Zusman - Faculty Editor

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