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Management of Hypertensive Emergency and Urgency

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 2011
Severe hypertension is a frequent condition among patients presenting to emergency departments. Historically, this has been referred to as a hypertensive crisis. In addition, these hypertensive crises have been further divided into either hypertensive emergencies or urgencies depending on the presence or absence of target organ damage, respectively ...
Derek M, Polly, Christopher A, Paciullo, Chad J, Hatfield   +2 more
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An update on hypertensive emergencies and urgencies

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2015
Severe acute arterial hypertension is usually defined as 'hypertensive crisis', although 'hypertensive emergencies' or 'hypertensive urgencies', as suggested by the Joint National Committee and the European Society of Hypertension, have completely different diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.The prevalence and demographics of hypertensive ...
Muiesan ML1, Salvetti M, Amadoro V, DI SOMMA, Salvatore, Perlini S, Semplicini A, Borghi C, Volpe M, Saba PS, Cameli M, Ciccone MM, Maiello M, Modesti PA, Novo S, Palmiero P, Scicchitano P, Rosei EA, Pedrinelli R, the Working Group on Hypertension, Prevention, Rehabilitation of the Italian Society of Cardiology, the Societa’ Italiana dell’Ipertensione Arteriosa   +21 more
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A case of hypertensive urgency

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 2015
A 41-year-old male Nepalese soldier presented to the primary care medical centre with a 1-week history of fatigue and muscle aches following a trip to Nepal. His BP was 164/98 but was otherwise normal. Four days later he presented with new symptoms of sweating and palpitations and a BP of 200/127 whereupon he was admitted to hospital with the diagnosis
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Oral labetalol in hypertensive urgencies

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1991
The response to incremental doses of oral labetalol in 16 patients with hypertensive urgencies is presented. After inadequate blood pressure control with 20 mg of intravenous furosemide, each patient received a 300 mg oral dose of labetalol. Subsequent oral doses of labetalol, 100 mg, were administered at 2-hour intervals, if the diastolic blood ...
M, Zell-Kanter, J B, Leikin
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Management of Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies

The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 1995
Hypertensive emergency is a condition in which there is elevation of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure with the presence of acute target organ disease. Hypertensive urgency is a condition where the blood pressure is elevated (diastolic > 120 mmHg) with the absence of acute target organ disease. Hypertensive emergencies are best managed with
W, Abdelwahab, W, Frishman, A, Landau
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Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies

Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983), 2016
Hypertension is a common disease, the most common chronic disease. Hypertensive emergency is much less frequent and only affects 1 to 2 % of all hypertensive patients. The true hypertensive emergency is characterized by the serious damage of one hypertensive target organ and requires an urgent intravenous treatment.
GR Kane, Somnath Mallakmir, Jaideep Rajebahadur   +2 more
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Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies

Hypertension, 1996
Abstract The prevalence and clinical picture of hypertensive urgencies and emergencies in an emergency department are poorly known. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of hypertensive crises (urgencies and emergencies) in an emergency department during 12 months of observation and the frequency of end ...
B, Zampaglione, C, Pascale, M, Marchisio, P, Cavallo-Perin   +3 more
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Oral Antihypertensives for Hypertensive Urgencies

Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 1994
OBJECTIVE: To review the data describing the use of oral antihypertensive agents in the treatment of hypertensive urgencies (HU). DATA SOURCES: A MEDLINE search of the English-language literature and fan searches of papers evaluating ...
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Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1986
IN ITS 1984 report,1the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure proposed an operational classification of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies. This group suggests thatemergenciesare situations in which greatly elevated blood pressure must be lowered within one hour to reduce actual patient risk ...
R K, Ferguson, P H, Vlasses
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Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies

2010
Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies occur most commonly in patients with previous hypertension, especially if inadequately managed. About 40% of cases have an underlying cause, most commonly renovascular disease, primary renal diseases, phaeochromocytoma, and connective tissue disorders.
Gregory Y.H. Lip, D. Gareth Beevers
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