Hypertensive encephalopathy is a rare complication of severe hypertension that can lead to coma or death within hours if left untreated. Symptoms include severe headache, dizziness, confusion, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, and seizures. Treatment involves the administration of parenteral drugs to lower blood pressure. One of the complications of severe hypertension, or high blood pressure, […]
Hypertensive retinopathy is caused by high blood pressure damaging blood vessels in the retina, with symptoms ranging from barely noticeable to blurred vision. Diagnosis can be made through ophthalmoscopy or fluorescein angiography, and treatment focuses on controlling high blood pressure. Hypertensive retinopathy occurs when blood vessels in the tissue at the back of the eye […]
