#Hypertensive Crisis

Hypertensive Crisis is a severe and acute increase in blood pressure that can lead to organ damage or death if not promptly treated. It is categorized into two main types: hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency. Hypertensive urgency involves severely elevated blood pressure without signs of acute target organ damage, while hypertensive emergency presents with dangerously high blood pressure alongside evidence of new or worsening organ damage (e.g., to the brain, heart, kidneys). This condition requires immediate medical attention and often hospitalization for rapid, controlled blood pressure reduction.