Severe hypertension on guard: conduct and treatment protocol

Abstract

In recent decades, considerable evidence has emerged regarding the quality of treatment for hypertension in the outpatient setting, but this is not the case in the on-call setting. Patients with hypertension are frequently seen in emergency departments (EDs), and their management remains a source of uncertainty. It is important for the on-call physician to be aware that what they are
treating is a clinical picture, not a number, and that "less is often more," since treatment without clinical justification leads to iatrogenesis.