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- BUN:
-
Blood urea nitrogen
- CT:
-
Computerised tomography
- CTVS:
-
Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery
- CXR:
-
Chest x-ray
- DBP:
-
Diastolic blood pressure
- ED:
-
Emergency department
- EKG:
-
Electrocardiogram
- ICP:
-
Intracranial pressure
- LMWH:
-
Low molecular weight heparin
- MAP:
-
Mean arterial pressure
- MRI:
-
Magnetic resonance imaging
- PCI:
-
Percutaneous coronary intervention
- PP:
-
Pulse pressure
- SAH:
-
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
- SBP:
-
Systolic blood pressure
- UFH:
-
Unfractionated heparin
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Nandy, A., Dutta, S. (2016). Hypertensive Emergencies. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2710-6_11
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