Blood pressure management in acute hypertensive emergency

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 2579-2582

  Brooks, Tyson W A ^a   Finch, Christopher K ^b,d   Lobo, Bob L ^b   Deaton, Paul R ^b   Varner, C Ferrell ^c  

^a ST LOUIS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b Intensive care unit   (United States)

^c MUH   (United States)

^d METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Hypertensive crisis; Hypotensive agents; Injections; Nicardipine; Rational therapy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DILTIAZEM; ESMOLOL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NICARDIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRADYCARDIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TACHYCARDIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 37249035113     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp070105     Document Type: Article

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