Chapter 42 Hypertensive Crisis
• Emergency antihypertensive therapy is indicated only when there is end-organ damage likely to produce significant permanent abnormalities without rapid lowering of blood pressure (BP).
• Diagnosis and management of hypertension must be based on measurement of the patient’s BP following a standard protocol, and a thorough physical examination should be performed concurrently to assess end-organ damage.
• The primary goal of emergency antihypertensive therapy is to reduce the magnitude, severity, and likelihood of further end-organ damage.
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