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Hypertensive crisis

Prevalence
Causes
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
Prognosis
Clinical features
  • fundoscopy c

Note:

Classification of retinal changes

c retinal changes
Grade I minimal change; no haemorrhages
Grade II sclerosis of arterioles +/- haemorrhages , no exudates
Grade III exudates +/- haemorrhages
Grade IV papilloedema

Expiry date: March 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Authors   N   Shenker , CM   Ball
Reviewers   S   Hsu , C   Clase
CAT Writers   N   Shenker , CM   Ball