Accuracy of a Symptom-Based Approach to Identify Hypertensive Emergencies in the Emergency Department.
Fabrizio VallelongaFederica CarboneFrancesco BenedettoLorenzo AiraleSilvia TotaroDario LeoneAnna AstaritaEleonora AvenattiSimona MauleFranco VeglioEnrico LupiaAlberto MilanPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)
Typical symptoms might be used as a simple screening test (99% negative predictive value) in the emergency department to select for further evaluations of patients with suspected hypertensive emergencies among those with acute hypertensive disorders.