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Hypertensive emergency
A condition that occurs when the blood pressure goes up high enough to rapidly cause damage to an organ.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
Is a type of:
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How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 42-year old asked:
What would the typical vitals be of someone who is having a hypertensive emergency?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is stroke normal after a hypertensive emergency?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Had hypertensive emergency resulting severe headache (perhaps encephalopathy) & the headache has not gone away for over a year. Ever seen that?
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A 38-year old asked:
How bad of a hypertensive emergency, if untreated, would cause aortic dissection?
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A 45-year old asked:
When does hypertensive emergency, if untreated, cause aortic dissection, and ultimately, rupture?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Post reaction to stimulant and subsequent hypertensive emergency, I have chronic chest pain & intractable migraine. Docs have no clue. Any theories?
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A 29-year old asked:
What's hypertensive nephrosclerosis?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is it safe to fast when hypertensive?
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A 46-year old asked:
What are the risks of being hypertensive?
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A 42-year old male asked:
What can ginseng do to a hypertensive person?
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A 21-year old male asked about a 56-year old male:
What foods hypertensive patients should avoid.?
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A 25-year old asked:
How do I know if I am in a hypertensive crisis?
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A 51-year old asked:
When should someone take anti-hypertensive drugs?
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A 23-year old male asked:
My BP is 110/90 is it very high?am i hypertensive?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Can bisolol can be used in hypertensive pt with diabetes?
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A 49-year old asked:
What does it mean if a drug has anti-hypertensive effects?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Does Hypertensive urgency has a cause or it is primary illness?
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A 21-year old male asked about a 56-year old male:
What's necessary care for hypertensive patients especially food?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What is the best diet and exercise for a hypertensive patience?
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A 45-year old asked:
What medications are most dangerous to hypertensive senior citizens?
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A 47-year old female asked:
How can i loose 35kg of my weight.I am hypertensive. I do not want to be diabetic . I am like 35kg 0verweight?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Low impact chair exercises for hypertensive diabetic ladies over50s? Looking for 5 30sec stations for home gym clients
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A 35-year old female asked:
I'm hypertensive, but my BP suddenly dropped to 82/40. What could be wrong? I'm 35. Currently using 1 tab of thiapril daily.
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A 38-year old male asked:
Good day. I am hypertensive and been I contact with someone that tested positive for Covid on 09 December. Do I need to get tested?
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A 48-year old female asked:
What is the safest drug i can give if i encounter hypertensive client?Is there a certain range of BP that tells what medication to give?
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A 46-year old female asked:
What happens if a hypertensive eat very salty for one day only and the next day go back to no salt? can that make a big difference in BP?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Hi, I am hypertensive and feel little tired and increase in BP after body massage. Any connection? I haven't taken a reading for BP just feel so. Thnk
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A 34-year old asked:
Glutathione safe for hypertensive person?
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A female asked:
Which anti hypertensive is best in diabeties?
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A 48-year old asked:
What drugs are used as anti-hypertensive agents?
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