title: Hypertension in the emergency department.
abstract: Hypertensive emergencies are now rare and are recognized by the deleterious effect on end-organs. Prompt, efficacious treatment is critical, and the current drug of choice for most episodes is sodium nitroprusside. Hypertensive urgencies are more common than are emergencies, and are distinguished by diastolic pressures greater than 115 mm Hg without end-organ dysfunction. Although there are many efficacious agents, one excellent choice is nifedipine.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, South Chicago Community Hospital, Illinois.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000503:physiopathology; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004232:Diuretics