Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Minyahil A Woldu

Publications

• Case Report
  The Current Practice of Hypertensive Crises Treatment and the Underestimated Role of Clinical Pharmacists in Ambo Hospital Medical Ward, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Minyahil A Woldu, Jimma L Lenjisa, Gobezie T Tegegne, Derartu G Yadeta and Deressa T ChalaMinyahil A Woldu, Jimma L Lenjisa, Gobezie T Tegegne, Derartu G Yadeta and Deressa T Chala
  
  Background: Hypertension is an extremely common clinical problem, affecting approximately 1 billion individuals worldwide. An estimated 1% to 2% of patients with chronic hypertension will at some time develop hypertensive crises (Hypertensive urgency and emergency). Hypertensive urgency and emergency are differentiated by the absence or presence of acute end-organ damage, respectively. The blood pressure of patients with hypertensive emergencies should be reduced rapidly during the treatment. It should not be reduced to the normal value, but by approximately 20-30% of the baseline value. The reason for a stepwise reduction in blood pressure is the fact that patients with chronic hypertension have an altered auto regulation curve.   Case presentation: A 60 year old male patient, who has been a known hypertensive patient admitted due to sudden onset of body weak.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000445

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