Hypertension, acute and chronic
Description
- Hypertensive urgency: severe BP elevation (commonly cited >180/120) without acute end-organ damage
- Hypertensive emergency: severe BP elevation with acute end-organ damage (encephalopathy, ACS, pulmonary oedema, aortic dissection, AKI, eclampsia, retinal haemorrhage/papilloedema)
- Chronic hypertension - primary (~90-95%) vs secondary (~5-10%, higher in young/resistant/severe)
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