Accuracy of a Symptom-Based Approach to Identify Hypertensive Emergencies in the Emergency Department

Accuracy of a Symptom-Based Approach to Identify Hypertensive Emergencies in the Emergency Department

Background: A hierarchical symptoms-based diagnostic strategy relying on the presence of five main symptoms (chest pain, acute dyspnea, neurological symptoms, headache, visual impairment) was recently proposed to diagnose patients with hypertensive emergency. However, poor scientific evidence is ava...

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Main Authors: Fabrizio Vallelonga, Federica Carbone, Francesco Benedetto, Lorenzo Airale, Silvia Totaro, Dario Leone, Anna Astarita, Eleonora Avenatti, Simona Maule, Franco Veglio, Enrico Lupia, Alberto Milan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
hypertensive emergencies
diagnostic approach
symptoms accuracy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/7/2201

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