{mosimage}Treatment and Follow-up
• To achieve and maintain patients’ BP at or less than 140/85 mmHg
• To achieve and maintain optimum control of blood pressure and glucose for
diabetic patients
• To achieve and maintain patients’ total cholesterol level at or less than 5.0 mmol/l
– refer to Guidelines for the Management of Hypercholesterolaemia
• To achieve and maintain 100% of patients not smoking
• To advise on lifestyle modification, egg. Diet, management of obesity, alcohol
consumption, exercise, and community physical activity programs, reinforced
with appropriate literature
• To make referrals to specialist services where appropriate, egg. Dietitian, smoking
cessation clinics
• To check compliance and patients’ understanding of current pharmacological
intervention (see recommendations below)
• To check and discuss general health issues with patients
