Patients identified to be hypertensive must have an initial work-up to identify the presence and extent of target organ damage. Initial work-up is important because it recognizes initial baseline values that can aid the patient and the healthcare provider in assessing the evolution of<unk>  and its complications with follow-up visits and lab tests. A more extensive work-up is only indicated when<unk>  is not controlled with appropriate therapy or initial laboratory testing suggests a specific etiology of secondary<unk> .
Chronic hypertension laboratory findings
Diabetes mellitus type 2 laboratory findings
Sudden cardiac death laboratory findings
Chronic hypertension physical examination
Chronic stable angina laboratory findings
Atrial fibrillation laboratory findings
Premature ventricular contraction laboratory findings
Stress cardiomyopathy laboratory findings