RT Book, Section 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. SR Print(0) ID 1121496251 T1 Systemic Hypertension T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071794763 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121496251 RD 2024/03/28 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