Hypertensive Crisis Differential Diagnosis

Last updated: 12 December 2025

Differential Diagnosis

Underlying conditions that can either trigger or occur alongside hypertension-induced organ dysfunction in hypertensive crisis includes:

  • Aortic coarctation
  • Aortic dissection
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Eclampsia
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Renal artery stenosis
  • Subarachnoid hemorrhage