Hypertension: Hypertension crisis (Hypertension, hypertensive emergencies, hypertensive urgency, malignant hypertension)
Does this patient have hypertensive crisis Hypertensive crisis is present if the elevated blood pressure (BP) is complicated by progressive target organ dysfunction, e.g., heart failure, coronary vascular disease, aortic dissection, encephalopathy, acute renal failure, intracranial or subarachnoid hemorrhge or fundoscopy reveals hypertensive neuroretinopathy indicative of malignant hypertension. What is hypertensive crisis? What are some…