title: [Hypertensive crises].
abstract: The goal of the accurate treatment of an hypertensive crisis is to reduce the critically elevated blood pressure to a safer level, in an hemodynamic point of view, although not necessarily normal. The authors stress that a prompt and correct diagnosis in distinguishing hypertensive emergencies from urgencies, in understanding its pathophysiology and the knowledge of available drugs is essential for a successful management.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina do Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Da Silva
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Nobre
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006974:Hypertension, Malignant / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
vernacular_title: Crises hipertensivas.