Need for prehospital management of hypertensive peaks

ConclusionIn the management of hypertension, it is necessary to rely more on clinical tolerance than on the level of blood pressure to guide treatment. It is necessary to know how to diagnose a true hypertensive emergency associating generally very high blood pressure and a threatening clinical context justifying the use of an immediate treatment whose benefit must be greater than the risks incurred by a rapid fall in blood pressure.
Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research