@drbeatricemuthuimutua: Replying to @user7187232583237 🩺 HYPERTENSION AWARENESS SERIES 🚨 Hypertension Care in Resource-Limited Settings Must All These Tests Be Done? Is it possible to maintain good standards of care even when resources are limited? After my recent post on tests recommended after a hypertension diagnosis, many important questions came up: 💬 “Doc, those tests are too many.” 💬 “What if we cannot afford them?” 💬 “Must all these tests be done at once?” These are very real concerns, especially in many African healthcare settings where resources may be limited. Ideally, all baseline tests should be done at diagnosis because they help assess cardiovascular risk and the effects of hypertension on vital organs. However, when resources are limited: 📌 Start with what is available. 📌 Do the most essential tests first. 📌 Add the others gradually as resources allow. 📌 Refer for other tests if they are not available at your facility. What matters most is knowing what should be checked, even if the tests are done sequentially. Because the principle remains: 🗣️ Excellent medical care should not be geography-dependent. We must never accept poor medicine for poor people. Our goal should always be excellence even with limited resources. 💡 Early detection is far less costly than treating advanced disease. ▶️ Watch the video for the full explanation. 👍 Like | Follow | Share to help spread awareness about proper hypertension care. Dr Beatrice Muthui-Mutua | Saving Lives One Heart At A Time #DrBeatriceMuthuiMutua #SavingLivesOneHeartAtATime #HypertensionAwareness #HealthEquity #AffordableHealthcare

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