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Hypertensive Crisis in Children: Diagnosis & Management by Fathia is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the diagnosis and management of hypertensive crisis in children. It defines hypertensive crisis as severe, symptomatic hypertension with blood pressure well above the 99th percentile. Hypertensive crisis is divided into emergencies and urgencies, with emergencies accompanied by signs of hypertensive encephalopathy and urgencies accompanied by less serious symptoms. Emergencies should be treated intravenously to gradually lower blood pressure over 1-2 days, while urgencies can be trea
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- Fathia
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- EN