Severe asymptomatic hypertension and hypertensive emergency  : From the ambulatory care to the emergency room

High blood pressure levels are frequently encountered in medical practice, whether in an outpatient or inpatient setting. It is imperative to quickly differentiate severe hypertension associated with target organ damage, from severe hypertension without acute organ damage. In the latter situation, the management can be done on an outpatient basis by prescribing oral antihypertensive treatment with a close follow-up. On the other hand, in severe hypertension with acute target organ damage, patients should be admitted in an intensive care unit for close monitoring and, in most cases, treated with intravenous antihypertensive treatment. This article reviews the new definitions and management of these two entities and is addressed to both general practitioner and emergency doctor.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Revue medicale suisse - 17(2021), 750 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 1549-1555

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Hypertension artérielle sévère ou urgence hypertensive : du cabinet à l’hôpital

Beteiligte Personen:

Berney, Maxime [VerfasserIn]
Fakhouri, Fadi [VerfasserIn]
Wuerzner, Grégoire [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antihypertensive Agents
Journal Article
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.09.2021

Date Revised 17.09.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330704109