[Nursing management in hypertensive crises].
Arterial hypertension is the increase in systemic arterial pressure above the values considered normal according to the age of the subject, referenced either to the systolic or diastolic pressure or to both. A diastolic arterial pressure above 120-130 mmHg is called hypertensive crisis, and is classified for its therapeutic management in: Hypertensive emergency that causes damage to target organs, i.e., brain, heart, and kidney, which require an immediate decrease in arterial pressure through the use of i.v. applied medication, although not necessarily down to normal values, and Hypertensive urgency, in which no acute damage is evidenced and treatment is focused on diminishing pressure values within the first 24 hours using oral or sublingual medication. Both conditions require strict surveillance and nursing care starting with the correct procedure to determine blood pressure.
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Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, INCICH, Juan Badiano No. 1, 14080 México, D.F.
D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy