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Target Blood Pressure Guidelines
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Hypertension Notebook

Target Blood Pressure Guidelines

Guidelines for chronic Kidney Disease
(based on NKF K/DOQI guidelines - in the U.S.)

Diabetic kidney disease: < 125/75
Non-diabetic kidney disease (such IgAN):
< 130/85 generally
< 125/75 in patients with proteinuria (most IgAN patients have proteinuria to some degree)


Guidlines for the general Population

You can find the latest JNC 7 guidelines at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/jncintro.htm

140/90 for uncomplicated hypertension (no end-organ damage or clinical cardiovascular disease)
130/85 for patients with diabetes (without chronic kidney disease)
125/75 for patients with renal insufficiency AND proteinuria greater than 1 gram per 24 hours








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