Template:Hypertension categories: Difference between revisions
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**Systolic BP 140-179 or diastolic BP 90-109 | **Systolic BP 140-179 or diastolic BP 90-109 | ||
**Asymptomatic | **Asymptomatic | ||
*[[Hypertensive urgency]] | *[[Hypertensive urgency]]^ | ||
**Systolic BP ≥ 180 or diastolic BP ≥ 110 | **Systolic BP ≥ 180 or diastolic BP ≥ 110 | ||
**No evidence of end-organ dysfunction | **No evidence of end-organ dysfunction | ||
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**Systolic BP ≥ 180 or diastolic BP ≥ 110 | **Systolic BP ≥ 180 or diastolic BP ≥ 110 | ||
**Evidence of end-organ dysfunction | **Evidence of end-organ dysfunction | ||
^Many emergency physicians do not use the diagnosis of "hypertensive urgency," but utilize instead only [[hypertensive emergency]] (signs of end organ dysfunction) or [[asymptomatic hypertension]] (all others) | |||
Revision as of 11:37, 4 December 2016
Categorization of Hypertension[1]
- Asymptomatic hypertension
- Systolic BP 140-179 or diastolic BP 90-109
- Asymptomatic
- Hypertensive urgency^
- Systolic BP ≥ 180 or diastolic BP ≥ 110
- No evidence of end-organ dysfunction
- Hypertensive emergency
- Systolic BP ≥ 180 or diastolic BP ≥ 110
- Evidence of end-organ dysfunction
^Many emergency physicians do not use the diagnosis of "hypertensive urgency," but utilize instead only hypertensive emergency (signs of end organ dysfunction) or asymptomatic hypertension (all others)
- ↑ Levy PD. Hypertensive Emergencies — On the Cutting Edge. EMCREG - International. 2011. 19-26.