Hypertensive Crisis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Brief overview Symptoms: red head, severe headache, pressure in the head, nosebleeds, nausea, vomiting, tremors; in hypertensive emergency: chest tightness, shortness of breath, numbness and visual disturbances Causes: Worsening of existing high blood pressure (possibly due to discontinuation of medication), more rarely other diseases such as kidney dysfunction or disease of hormone-producing organs, drug abuse, … Hypertensive Crisis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment