Hypertensive crisis

Hypertensive crisis: Excerpt from Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)

Signs and Symptoms

Hypertension, papilledema, retinal hemorrhages and exudate, severe headache, vomiting, vision disturbances, transient paralysis, seizures, stupor, coma

Treatment (Tx)

Nitroprusside, nitroglycerin, diazoxide, hydralazine, methyldopa

Book Source Details

• Book Title: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)
• Author(s): Springhouse
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Copyright Details: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), Copyright © 2005 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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