Hypertensive crisis is an acute emergency requiring aggressive management. Its incidence
has decreased in recent years but still is prevalent in the medical community. From review of …

A hypertensive emergency, defined as an elevated blood pressure with evidence of acute
target organ damage, can manifest in many forms, including neurological, cardiac, renal …

Management of hypertensive crisis Page 1 Management of hypertensive crisis By RE LEE
Hypertensive crisis may result from a variety of causes. These include eclampsia, acute …

A hypertensive emergency is a clinical diagnosis that is appropriate when marked
hypertension is associated with acute target-organ damage; in this setting, lowering of blood …

A hypertensive emergency is a rare event in which an acute elevation of blood pressure
causes rapid progressive end-organ damage. Cardiovascular, renal and central nervous …

Situations requiring immediate lowering of systemic blood pressure are infrequent. Certain
clinical syndromes resulting from or complicated by severe hypertension demand vigorous …

In a hypertensive crisis, an antihypertensive agent must be able to reduce blood pressure to
sa fe levels rapidly and predictably. Parenteral therapy is usuaUy necessary, and in general …

In defining hypertensive crisis, it is important to delineate a true emergency from an urgency.
A hypertensive emergency is present if there is immediate risk to the cardiovascular system …

Hypertensive emergencies are now rare and are recognized by the deleterious effect on end-
organs. Prompt, efficacious treatment is critical, and the current drug of choice for most …

Although systemic hypertension is a common clinical disorder, hypertensive emergencies
are unusual in clinical practice. Situations that qualify as hypertensive emergencies include …