Treating acute hypertension in the hospital: A lacuna in the guidelines

Hypertension

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-20

  Weder, Alan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRALAZINE; LABETALOL;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INPATIENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 78650825920     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.164194     Document Type: Review

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