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[Hypertensive urgency and emergency].

Therapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique, 2015
European and North-American guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of arterial hypertension refer to hypertensive crisis as an acute and critical increase of blood pressure>180/120 mmHg. Presence of acute hypertensive target organ damage, such as stroke, myocardial infarction or heart failure, in this situation defines a “hypertensive emergency”.
Henny-Fullin, Katja, Buess, Daniel, Handschin, Anja, Leuppi, Jörg, Dieterle, Thomas   +4 more
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Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2006
Hypertension management is a common reason for visits to primary care physicians. One third of patients with hypertension do not have controlled blood pressure, and may present to the physician's office with hypertensive urgencies or emergencies. How to define severely elevated blood pressure, appropriate triage, and the clinical evaluation of those ...
David L, Stewart, Sharon E, Feinstein, Richard, Colgan   +2 more
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Clonidine in Hypertensive Urgencies

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1982
To the Editor.— In the recent article on the use of clonidine in hypertensive urgencies (1981;246:848), it seems clear that this agent is effective in those patients with severe hypertension who do not constitute a hypertensive emergency. However, we do have one major concern.
F G, Dunn, F H, Messerli, G R, Dreslinski   +2 more
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Hypertensive Crisis: Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies

Cardiology Clinics, 2006
Hypertensive crisis is a serious condition that is associated with end-organ damage or may result in end-organ damage if left untreated. Causes of acute rises in blood pressure include medications,noncompliance, and poorly controlled chronic hypertension.
Monica, Aggarwal, Ijaz A, Khan
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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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Treatment of hypertensive urgencies and emergencies

Current Hypertension Reports, 2009
Although systemic hypertension is a common clinical condition, hypertensive emergencies are unusual in clinical practice. There are some situations, however, that qualify as hypertensive emergencies or urgencies. It is important, therefore, to diagnose these acute conditions, in which immediate treatment of hypertension is indicated.
C Venkata S, Ram, Russell L, Silverstein
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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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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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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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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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