Is there such an entity as a Hypertensive Urgency? Probably not. Hypertensive Emergencies are a Clinical Diagnosis as they involve end-organ damage.
Apart from Aortic Dissection and preeclampsia, we shouldn't decrease systolic Blood pressure by more than 20-25% in the first hour. What STEMI, or ICH, or stroke?What is the best medication to use? We look at that in this episode, taken from a lecture I gave in 2023.