What is the management of hypertensive emergency?

Patient's question:

Doctor, my father has high blood pressure. I want to ask you several times, what is the solution for hypertensive emergency?

Doctor's answer:

The resolution of hypertensive emergencies primarily involves rapidly lowering blood pressure in a short period. For antihypertensive drug selection, it is recommended that the drugs have a rapid onset of action, be able to surpass the maximum effect within a short time, have a short duration of action, and disappear quickly after discontinuation, with minimal adverse reactions. Ideally, the process of lowering blood pressure should have minimal interference with heart rate, cardiac output, and cerebral blood flow. The use of these drugs should be implemented under the guidance of a doctor.

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