title: Pharmacology and clinical use of drugs in hypertensive emergencies.
abstract: The clinical pharmacology and appropriate choice of antihypertensive agents useful in the treatment of hypertensive emergencies are reviewed. The antihypertensive agents discussed are diazoxide, sodium nitroprusside, hydralazine hydrochloride, trimethaphan camsylate, methyldopa, reserpine and phentolamine mesylate.
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D003981:Diazoxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006830:Hydralazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008750:Methyldopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010646:Phentolamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D012110:Reserpine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014294:Trimethaphan / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D009599:Nitroprusside; D006830:Hydralazine; D008750:Methyldopa; D014294:Trimethaphan; D012110:Reserpine; D003981:Diazoxide; D010646:Phentolamine