JNC8 blood pressure goals for the treatment of hypertension are a lot simpler than they may first seem! 

The first diagram shows the algorithm that JNC8 provides. When you look at the second diagram, you realize how simple it is! If your patient is 60 years or older and does NOT have diabetes or chronic kidney disease, then the BP goal is <150/90 mmHg. All other patients have a BP goal of <140/90 mmHg. There are newer recommendations from the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines, but those remain controversial and some organizations have chosen not to endorse them.



Jarred Prudencio, PharmD - https://www.instagram.com/ambcarerx



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