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Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies


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Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies occur with severe elevations in BP. The presence of Target organ damage as a consequence of this raised BP differentiates Emergency from Urgency. While Hypertensive emergencies require admission and in some instances rapid control of BP, to prevent acute complications, Hypertensive urgencies can be managed on outpatient basis with slow reduction in BP. Clinical experience indicates that excessive reduction of BP may cause or contribute to renal, cerebral, or coronary ischemia and should be avoided. As autoregulation of tissue perfusion is disturbed in hypertensive emergencies, continuous infusion of short-acting titratable antihypertensive agents is preferred . Patients without chronic HT generally develop hypertensive crises at a lower BP than those with chronic HT. Situations like stroke and Eclampsia need specific considerations.
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Sunil Thanvi
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies occur with severe elevations in BP. The presence of Target organ damage as a consequence of this raised BP differentiates Emergency from Urgency. While Hypertensive emergencies require admission and in some instances rapid control of BP, to prevent acute complications, Hypertensive urgencies can be managed on outpatient basis with slow reduction in BP. Clinical experience indicates that excessive reduction of BP may cause or contribute to renal, cerebral, or coronary ischemia and should be avoided. As autoregulation of tissue perfusion is disturbed in hypertensive emergencies, continuous infusion of short-acting titratable antihypertensive agents is preferred . Patients without chronic HT generally develop hypertensive crises at a lower BP than those with chronic HT. Situations like stroke and Eclampsia need specific considerations.

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