TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Systemic Hypertension A1 - Baumann, Brigitte M. A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Cline, David M. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e AB - Hypertension affects approximately 30% of the U.S. population, and 1% to 6% of all ED patients will present with severe hypertension.1,2,3,4,5 Of the latter, between a third and one half will have end-organ damage.2,3,4,5 Risk factors for the development of hypertensive crisis include obesity, cigarette smoking, and older age.6 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121496251 ER -