hypertensive crisis

collocation in English

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hypertensive
adjective
uk
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈten.sɪv/us
/ˌhaɪ.pɚˈten.sɪv/
having or relating to increased pressure, for example high ...
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crisis
noun
uk
/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/us
/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/
a time of great disagreement, confusion, ...
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(Definition ofhypertensiveandcrisisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An acute pulmonaryhypertensivecrisiswas the most likely cause of death.
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This observation may be useful in the treatment of pulmonaryhypertensivecrisisafter corrective heart surgery.
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The postoperative period was characterized by ahypertensivecrisiswhich responded to intravenous nitroprusside, sublingual nifedipine and captopril.
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Two patients died in pulmonaryhypertensivecrisis.
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Sixteen hours after the operation, a pulmonaryhypertensivecrisiscaused his condition to deteriorate rapidly, and he could not be resuscitated.
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This can cause a potentially fatalhypertensivecrisis.
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Excessive levels of catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine) may lead to ahypertensivecrisis, and excessive levels of serotonin may lead to serotonin syndrome.
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The mass transfer of norepinephrine from its vesicular storage space into the extracellular space via mass action can precipitate thehypertensivecrisis.
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This may trigger a cascade in which excessive amounts of norepinephrine can lead to ahypertensivecrisis.
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Hypertensivecrisismay result from the overconsumption of tyramine-containing foods.
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Rare cases have been reported ofhypertensivecrisis, serotonin syndrome, myoclonus, hyperpyrexia, psychosis, and delirium, some of which progressed to coma.
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Unpleasant physical side-effects including muscle tension,hypertensivecrisis, overstimulation, nausea, vomiting, seizures have been reported.
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Estimates indicate that approximately 1% to 2% of patients with hypertension develophypertensivecrisisat some point in their lifetime.
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The incidence of postoperativehypertensivecrisisvaries and such variation depends on the population examined.
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The patient may sufferhypertensivecrisisand metabolic acidosis.
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Most people with ahypertensivecrisisare known to have elevated blood pressure, but additional triggers may have led to a sudden rise.
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During ahypertensivecrisis, this can lead to acute renal ischemia.
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People taking antidepressant drugs such as monoamine oxidase inhibitors should not take food containing tyramine ashypertensivecrisismay occur (an example of a drug-food interaction).
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Other symptoms accompanying ahypertensivecrisismay include visual deterioration or breathlessness due to heart failure or a general feeling of malaise due to renal failure.
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