Strokes secondary to hypertensive peaks in emergencies

[Hypertensive emergencies].

Hypertensive urgencies are common clinical occurrences in hypertensive patients. The definition of hypertensive urgencies (target blood pression) were not consistent, but involved often target end-organ damage in emergencies. Epidemiology and physiopathology are briefly described. Treatment practices of hypertensive crisis were difficult because of the lack of evidence supporting the use of one...

Hypertensive Emergencies

Captopril in hypertensive emergencies.

A 4-year-old girl is presented suffering from severe hypertension due to hemolyticu~emic syndrome. Injection of reserpine and hydralazine was ineffective. Captopril, an oral angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor, showed the dramatic hypotensive effect in our patient.

Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies.

Hypertension management is a common reason for visits to primary care physicians. One third of patients with hypertension do not have controlled blood pressure, and may present to the physician's office with hypertensive urgencies or emergencies. How to define severely elevated blood pressure, appropriate triage, and the clinical evaluation of those with hypertensive urgencies or emergencies is...

Acute hypertensive emergencies in pregnancy.

OBJECTIVE Obstetrical hypertensive emergencies are life-threatening conditions involving significant risk to both the mother and fetus. Aggressive treatment of the maternal hypertensive state requires an initial consideration of the effect of treatment on the fetus, via changes to the uteroplacental circulation with treatment. The challenge then is to correct blood pressure using appropriate, s...