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Complications of Management
SBP >180 mm Hg or
DBP >120 mm Hg
Figure 9. Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hypertension
and Hypertensive Emergency
Acute target organ
damage?*
Hypertensive emergency
YES
YES
NO
NO
1
Admit to ICU
1
Aortic dissection
Reduce to <120 mm Hg
Continued observation
Pheochromocytoma crisis
Reduce SBP <140 mm Hg
in the first hour
1
OR
Aortic dissection or
Pheochromocytoma
crisis?
