Clinical policy: Critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients in the emergency department with asymptomatic elevated blood pressure

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-68

  Wolf, Stephen J ^a   Lo, Bruce ^a   Shih, Richard D ^a   Smith, Michael D ^a   Fesmire, Francis M ^a  

^a American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee on Asymptomatic Hypertension   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOMEGALY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84880798674     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.05.012     Document Type: Review

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