Hypertension

Hypertensive emergency It is an emergency where high blood pressure (≥ 180/120) causes target organ damage. Hypertensive urgency Blood pressure ≥ 180/120 with no evidence of target organ damage. Malignant hypertension and accelerated hypertension The terms malignant hypertension and accelerated hypertension have been replaced by hypertensive urgency or hypertensive emergency. Hypertensive encephalopathy It is a…