HTN Urgency VS HTN Emergancy

HTN Emergency

100

What Medications would we need for HTN Emergency?

IV Vasodilators & IV Diuretics

200

What is the hall mark sign of HTN Emergency

End Organ Damage!

300

What are the organs that are affected in HTN Emergency

Brain, Kidneys, Lungs, Aorta, Heart

HTN Urgency

100

What medications do we need for HTN Urgency?

IV Diuretics and Beta blockers

200

Are these Patients normally asymptomatic or symptomatic?

Normally they are Asymptomatic

300

What is the Blood pressure in HTN Urgency? 

Greater than or Equal to 180/120 with no signs of end organ damage