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Hypertensive Emergencies

Sign/Symptoms
Blood Pressure High (Hypertension) Breath Shortness (Dyspnoea) Coma Eye Inner or Intraocular Pressure Increased (Papiloedema) Eye: Vision Impairment Headache (Cephalgia) Mind: Confusion Nausea Pain: Chest Partial Paralysis of One Side of The Body (Hemiparesis) Seizures Urine Contains Abnormal Protein (Proteinuria) Vomiting

Drugs
Labetalol Sodium nitroprusside Timolol

Treatments
Medical Procedure Intensive Care (ICU) Medical Therapy Intensive Care (ICU) Weakly in Favour Low Evidence

Attributes
CriticalCare = Yes

Further Tests
Ammonia Concentration Test Ammonia (Decreased) Ammonia (Decreased) Cholesterol Concentration Cholesterol (Total) (Increased) Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein) Protein, Total (Blood, Serum) (Decreased) Triglyceride (TGs) Concentration Triglycerides (Increased) Urine Granular Cast Concentration Unrine Granular Casts (Increased)

Summary References

Treatment

1. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec07/ch071/ch071c.html?qt=hypertensive%20emergencies&alt=sh#sec07-ch071-ch071c-464

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