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NURS 5463 Module 6: Hypertensive Crisis
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1. What percentage of Americans have HTN? 30%

2. HTN emergency incidence Males > females
Afro-Caribbean origin
Older patients

3. Hypertensive urgency SBP > 180 or DBP > 120
No end organ damage
Requires BP reduction
within a few hours to days

4. Hypertensive emergency SBP > 180 or DBP > 120
End organ damage
Treatment is required im-
mediately

5. Organ damage with hypertensive emergency Flame shaped retinal he-
morrhages
Soft exudates
Papilledema
Neurologic dysfunction
Hypertensive en-
cephalopathy
ICH
Angina
Myocardial infarction
LVF
Flash pulmonary edema
Dissecting aortic
aneurysm
Acute kidney injury
Eclampsia in pregnancy



, NURS 5463 Module 6: Hypertensive Crisis
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6. HTN crisis risk factors Smoking
DM
Dyslipidemia
Obesity
Physical inactivity
Poor diet
CKD
Family history
Increased age
Low SES/education
Male gender
OSA
Psychosocial stress

7. Most common causes of hypertensive crisis Pregnancy
Steroids
NSAIDs
Abrupt withdrawal from
prescribed antihyperten-
sives
Cocaine use
Head trauma

8. Medications that induce hypertension Alcohol
Amphetamines
Antidepressants
Atypical antipsychotics
Caffeine
Decongestants
Herbal supplements
Immunosuppressants
Oral contraceptives

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