Research Article

An Assessment of the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertensive Crisis in Patients Who Visited the Emergency Outpatient Department (EOPD) at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia: A 6-Month Prospective Study

Table 7

Radiologic findings of patients with hypertensive crisis presented to the EOPD at AHMC, Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia, from January 01 to August 31, 2021, G.C.

VariablesFrequencyPercentage

CXR findingsNormal25056.3
Pulmonary edema194.3
Cardiomegaly112.5
Infiltration (SCAP)306.8
Not performed13430.1
Total444100.0

ECG findingsNormal37885.1
STEMI163.6
Nonspecific ST depression40.9
Left ventricular hypertrophy184.1
Not performed306.8
Total444100.0

Echocardiography findingsNormal37784.9
Dilated cardiomyopathy132.9
Ischemic cardiomyopathy61.4
Ischemic heart disease194.3
Not performed296.6
Total444100.0

CT scan findingsNormal CT scan7717.4
Haemorrhagic stroke7316.4
Ischemic stroke5412.2
Not performed24054.1
Total444100.0