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Severely elevated blood pressure (equal to or greater than 180 mmHg systolic or 120 mmHg diastolic) is referred to as a hypertensive crisis (sometimes termed malignant or accelerated hypertension), due to the high risk of complications.
Although severe hypertension is more common in the elderly, it may occur in children (though very rarely), likely due to metabolic or hormonal dysfunction. In 2014, a systematic review identified women as having slightly higher increased risks of developing hypertensive crises than do men. [5]
A number of criticisms have been leveled against the use of worst-case scenarios. [1] In some cases, a conceivable worst-case scenario within a field may be so far beyond the capacity of participants to deal with that it is not worth the effort to develop or explore such a scenario; where this is possible, it is "important to evaluate whether the development of a worst-case scenario is ...
Without proper treatment, hypertension can lead to: Atherosclerosis (a buildup of plaque in your arteries) Stroke. Cardiovascular disease. Heart failure. Heart attack. Eye damage. Kidney failure ...
Dr. Eric Toner, of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, who worked on designing the guidelines for crisis standards, worries that many places right now are in "chaos," struggling to coordinate medical care necessary "to keep this worst-case scenario at bay." Similarly, a critical care doctor in Idaho says that "it's worse than ever ...
Chrysalis House, a Lexington treatment center for women, most of whom are mothers, has more success than most, with about a 40 percent dropout rate, administrators said, but among those who complete the program, roughly half will relapse within a year. Many, if not all, had previous treatment stays.
The worst-case scenario means this team’s aggregate talent never gets properly tapped into. Woodson fails to strike the right balance with his rotations, and the new-look offense he envisions ...
Every profession can list their own worst-case scenarios that can be categorized as critical incidents. Emergency services organizations, for example, usually list the Terrible Ten. [5] They are: Line of duty deaths; Suicide of a colleague; Serious work related injury; Multi-casualty / disaster / terrorism incidents