Hypertensive emergencies

Images

Hypertensive emergencies

Fundus photograph of the left eye with multiple cotton-wool spots typical of hypertensive retinopathy

Courtesy Angie Wen MD, Attending Faculty, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York; used with permission

See this image in context in the following section/s:

• Diagnosis Approach

Hypertensive emergencies

Fundus photograph of the right eye centred on the optic nerve, showing multiple cotton-wool spots and macular exudates in a radiating star configuration around the fovea

Courtesy Angie Wen MD, Attending Faculty, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York; used with permission

See this image in context in the following section/s:

• Diagnosis Approach

Hypertensive emergencies

Fundus photograph of the right eye with multiple dot-blot haemorrhages typical of hypertensive retinopathy

Courtesy Angie Wen MD, Attending Faculty, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York; used with permission

See this image in context in the following section/s:

• Diagnosis Approach

Videos

• 

  Venepuncture and phlebotomy animated demonstration

  How to take a venous blood sample from the antecubital fossa using a vacuum needle.

• 

  How to perform an ECG animated demonstration

  How to record an ECG. Demonstrates placement of chest and limb electrodes.