Lee is a truck driver who has come in for a check-up required to maintain his license. New to your practice, Lee tells you he’s on the road a lot and has no time for exercise. He isn’t currently taking anything for high blood pressure, although he has in the past.

more about Lee >

Sharon is a dance teacher with an active lifestyle, but she is a smoker and enjoys salty foods. Sharon says her work choreographing and performing for the local theater group keeps her busy, but she is also under a lot of stress. She believes she is too young to need medication for anything.

more about Sharon >

Donald is a retired postal worker whose activities have been curtailed by heart failure. As Donald is intolerant of ACE inhibitors, his previous physician had prescribed a beta-blocker and a thiazide diuretic in addition to digoxin for his condition. Lately, however, his symptoms have worsened and he has come to see you for the first time.

more about Donald >

A grandmother with a large family, Silvia has come to see you for the first time after a visit to the emergency room for a minor injury. The ER examination revealed that Silvia has isolated systolic hypertension. In addition, Silvia is overweight, smokes, and has other metabolic risk factors.

more about Silvia >