Managing hypertensive urgencies in primary care.
Guidelines that assist clinicians in identifying and treating hypertensive urgencies are difficult to locate in the primary care literature. "Urgencies" must be clearly differentiated from "emergencies" before appropriate treatment measures can be activated. This article reviews clinical assessment, therapies, and follow up for optimum management of hypertensive urgencies seen in the primary care setting.
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Office of Science Education, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents