hypertensive crisis
Dangerous blood pressure
A hypertensive crisis is a dangerous spike in blood pressure requiring immediate medical attention.
The systolic reading typically exceeds 180, risking damage to organs, stroke, or heart attack.
Hypertensive crises are classified as urgent (no organ damage yet) or emergent (organ damage occurring): She was rushed to the ER in hypertensive crisis.
- headacheCranial pain
- seeing starsDisoriented after head trauma
- chest painDiscomfort in thoracic region
- racing heartAbnormally rapid heartbeat
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
encephalopathy · kidney failure · beta blockers · shortness of breath · pulmonary edema · confusion · blurred vision · heart failure · dizziness · nausea · vomiting · chronic kidney disease · diuretics · sweating · ambulance · emergency room · intensive care · IV drip
- blood pressuresystolic, diastolic, readings, cuff, hypotension
- sudden eventsexplosion, earthquake, lightning strike, tornado, heart attack
- heart conditionsheart failure, heart disease, heart attack, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy
- Heart Emergenciesheart attack, cardiac arrest, CPR, defibrillation, heart failure
- Obstetric Complicationspreeclampsia, eclampsia, fetal distress, hemorrhage, preterm labor
- Strokeischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, TIA, mini stroke, mini-stroke