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Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Vol. 18, No. 5, 363-376 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0897190005278748
© 2005 SAGE Publications

An Emergency Department Approach to Drug Treatment of Hypertensive Urgency and Emergency

Kevin O. Rynn, PharmD, DABAT

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey, rynn{at}rci.rutgers.edu

Frank L. Hughes, PharmD, BCPS

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Brian Faley, PharmD

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Patients who present with hypertensive urgency or emergency require immediate attention to assess the severity of illness. Guidelines from the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure are available but do little to address the management of acute elevations in blood pressure. Various treatment options, both old and new, exist to manage these patients in the emergency department. Decisions on therapy are patient specific and depend on the underlying cause of elevated blood pressure. This article sets out to describe specific patient presentations and reviews current available options in the management of hypertensive urgencies and emergencies.

Key Words: Antihypertensive agents • drug therapy • emergencies • emergency medicine • emergency treatment • hypertension


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