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Hypertensive Crises

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Hypertensive crisis is a common medical emergency involving organ damage in the setting of uncontrolled hypertension. The degree of organ damage does not correlate directly with the degree of blood pressure elevation. Prompt treatment with intravenous anti-hypertensive medications is essential to management.

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  1. MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Benjamin B. Kenigsberg & Christopher F. Barnett

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  1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Robert C. Hyzy

  2. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Jakob McSparron

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Kenigsberg, B.B., Barnett, C.F. (2020). Hypertensive Crises. In: Hyzy, R.C., McSparron, J. (eds) Evidence-Based Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26710-0_15

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