Hypertensive Emergencies
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 9 min
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Episode description
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the June 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Hypertensive Emergencies: Guidelines and Best Practice Recommendations
Epidemiology
Etiology
Differential diagnosis
Prehospital care
History and physical
Diagnostics
Treatment
- Acute decompensated heart failure
- Acute ischemic stroke
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Intracerebral hemorrhage
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Aortic dissection
- Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
Controversies
- Arterial line placement
- Beta blockers and cocaine
Risk management caveats
Summary
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