Keywords
emergency department
hypertensive emergency
therapeutic advances
How to Cite
Abstract
High blood pressure is a frequent finding in the emergency department. Its management depends on the presence of organ damage (renal, cardiac or neurological), which classifies the clinical condition as “hypertensive emergency”. The management of hypertensive emergency is based on an aggressive therapeutic approach to lower blood pressure depending on the nature of organ damage.
In cases of elevated blood pressure without organ damage the management consists of slowly lowering the blood pressure using oral medication.
This review aimed to elucidate the advances in management of elevated blood pressure in emergency department.
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