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Aggressive medical treatment of severe asymptomatic hypertension in the emergency room lacks supporting data and may represent an emotional response by physicians.
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Supports conservative ER management of severe asymptomatic hypertension; leaves open the need for randomized trials to guide practice.
When asymptomatic persons with severe hypertension are seen in the emergency room, they are often medicated aggressively, despite the lack of data supporting such treatment. This practice may represent an emotional response by physicians who rarely encounter marked elevations in blood pressure. To determine whether acute …
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Asb (1989) studied this question. Aggressive medical treatment of severe asymptomatic hypertension in the emergency room lacks supporting data and may represent an emotional response by physicians.
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