TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hypertension A1 - Schwinghammer, Terry L. A1 - DiPiro, Joseph T. A1 - Ellingrod, Vicki L. A1 - DiPiro, Cecily V. Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Pharmacotherapy Handbook, 11e AB - Hypertension is defined as persistently elevated arterial blood pressure (BP). See Table 10-1 for the classification of BP in adults.Isolated systolic hypertension is diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 180/120 mm Hg) is categorized as hypertensive emergency (extreme BP elevation with acute or progressing end-organ damage) or hypertensive urgency (extreme BP elevation without acute or progressing end-organ injury).This chapter incorporates elements of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults, the most recent evidence-based U.S. guideline for hypertension management. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1178896049 ER -