An acute elevation of blood pressure (BP) with evidence of rapid and progressive end-organ damage, particularly in the cardiovascular, renal, and CNS. Examples include acute renal in...
Headache
Altered mental status
Nausea, vomiting
Neurologic disturbance
Shortness of breath, dyspnea, orthopnea
Chest pain
Ab...
Follow BP closely to avoid a rapid drop.
Begin oral therapy as soon a...
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401.0 Malignant essential hypertension
401.9 Unspecified essential hypertension
132721000119104 Hypertensive emergency (disorder)
38341003 Hypert...
In the presence of severe HTN with evidence of end-organ damage, slowly titrate IV medications with close inpatient monitoring for best control.
Treatment of severe HTN (hypertensive ur...
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