difference in HTN - boggart

[ArchivalUser]

difference between hypertensive:

-urgency
-emergency
-crisis
-accelerated hypertension
-malignant hypertension

?

[ArchivalUser]

These terms are overlapping, sometimes they are used interchangeably.
Urgency: blood pressure >220/120, no evidence of end-organ damage (renal, cardiac, neural)
Emergency: >220/120, evidence of end organ damage. Hypertensive emergency include both malignant and accelerated HTN.
Crisis: loose term refers to hypertension with/without end-organ damage, BP>180/110. Hypertensive crisis include urgency and emergency
Accelerated HTN: refers to BP elevation over a short period of time with end-organ damage, fundoscopic changes without papilledema (exudates, flame-shaped hemorrhage etc)
Malignant HTN: >220/120, evidence of end-organ damage and papilledema.