Management of hypertensive emergencies in children

Paediatric and Perinatal Drug Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 107-110

  Houtman, Peter ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute hypertension; Children; Drug therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM; DIAZOXIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDRALAZINE; LABETALOL; NICARDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENCY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PHOTODEGRADATION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0037804286     PISSN: 14630095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/146300903322012022     Document Type: Review

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