What is Hypertensive Crisis?

Description of the disease:

A hypertensive crisis (or hypertensive crisis) is an acute combination of symptoms caused by a sudden increase in blood pressure. This is a serious condition that requires immediate medical attention.

Classification:

• Hypertensive crisis is divided into hypertensive crisis without organ damage and hypertensive crisis with organ damage.

Symptoms:

• Headache
• Dizziness
• Vomiting
• Chest pain
• Feeling of palpitations

Causes:

A hypertensive crisis can be caused by stress, consumption of large amounts of salt, missing doses of antihypertensive medications, and other factors.

Diagnosis:

To diagnose a hypertensive crisis, blood pressure measurement, urine and blood tests, and ECG are performed.

Treatment:

Treatment of hypertensive crisis includes taking antihypertensive medications, blood pressure control, and addressing the cause of the crisis.

Prevention:

• Adhering to a low-salt diet
• Regular intake of antihypertensive medications
• Avoiding stress

Doctor:

Treatment of hypertensive crisis is performed by a cardiologist.