Management of emergent hypertension in Herat Regional Hospital, Afghanistan

Background Hypertensive emergency is an emergent case which all prompt consideration should be taken. Due to control of hypertension less cases of emergent hypertension is seen nowadays; so the data from April 2012 to Dec 2012 in internal ward of the regional hospital shows 305 cases (113 males and 192 females) recorded aged between 16 90 years with the average of 49 years. Number of admitting days in hospital was between 2 to 6 days. The mean rate days of hospitalization were 3 days. Although blood pressure is usually strikingly elevated (diastole pressure > 130 mmHg) emergency include hypertensive encephalopathy, hypertensive nephropathy, intra cranial hemorrhage, aortic dissention, preeclampsia, eclampsia, pulmonary edema, unstable angina or MI.