Hypertensive emergency is characterized by an acute rise in blood pressure to dangerous values or in patients at risk. The most frequent emergency situations are related to several symptoms:
- Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Malignant hypertension
- Eclampsia
- Clonidine suspension
- Acute or chronic glomerulonephritis
- Head trauma
- Pheochromocytoma
- Cerebral or subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Dissecting aneurysm of the aorta
- Acute left ventricular failure
Regarding therapy, the drugs used to treat hypertensive crisis are: nitroprusside, diazepoxide, hydralazine, methyldopa, trimethophone, phentolamine, and labetalol.
Source: Medical Guard Handbook edited by Piercarlo Salari
