What Is Hypertensive Crisis?
Hypertensive crisis occurs when your blood pressure becomes dangerously high (180/120 mm Hg), to a level that can damage your organs. Hypertensive crisis is categorized as “hypertensive urgency” if the blood pressure is high without damage to organs,
and as “hypertensive emergency” if the blood pressure is high with damage to organs.
Symptoms for hypertensive urgency are usually not noticeable, except for high blood pressure and a mild headache. However, hypertensive emergency symptoms also include a possibly severe headache, confusion, agitation or seizures, numbness or weakness, blurry vision, nausea or vomiting, chest pain, and back pain.
Treatments include methods to reduce stress and lower blood pressure, by either IV or oral medication.
“Recommended care”
A hypertensive crisis is an emergency requiring immediate attention.