Hypertensive Emergency Flashcards
(2 cards)
1
Q
What’s a hypertensive emergency
A
Hypertensive emergency is defined as an elevated blood pressure with acute end organ dysfunction (BP >180/120)
2
Q
End organ dysfunction classifications
A
Microvascular:
Hypertensive encephalopathy
Eclampsia
Micro-angiopathic Haemolytic Anaemia
Macrovascular:
Stroke
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Aortic dissection
Myocardial infarction
Acute heart failure (aka SCAPE – sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema)
Acute kidney injury
