title: Screening for hypertension in the emergency department.
abstract: Because of the 10 percent incidence of hypertension in the adult population it is important to find an effective method for hypertension screening. A protocol is presented to screen for hypertension in the emergency department of a general hospital. Of 100 patients screened in our emergency, four asymptomatic hypertensives were found. Also, nine patients with a previous history of hypertension were found to be inadequately treated.
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authors.lastname: Feferman