Dealing with hypertensive urgencies

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Ahsan, Syed

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2009-10

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severe hypertension, organ damage, encephalopathy, blurred vision, chest pain, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, acute renal insufficiency, proteinuria

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Patients presenting with severe hypertension can often be alarming for house officers and family members. Systolic blood pressures > 180 mm Hg, with or without a diastolic blood pressure >120, have been known to progress to hypertensive emergencies.

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Missouri hospitalist, issue 22 (2009 October 22)