TREATMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED AND COMPLICATED HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS
Keywords:
dissecting aortic aneurysm, pulmonary edema, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, hypertensive encephalopathy, subarachnoid hemorrhage, eclampsia, catecholamine crisisAbstract
A hypertensive crisis is “an acute, pronounced increase in blood pressure,
accompanied by clinical symptoms and requiring an immediate, controlled reduction
in order to prevent or limit target organ damage” [1]. The key point in this definition
is not the level of blood pressure (BP), but the severity of clinical symptoms; this is
what is most important for diagnosing the type of hypertensive crisis and choosing
further tactics for patient management. However, the accuracy of blood pressure
measurements is also important.
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