Efficacy of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockades for acute phase hypertensive emergencies in patient complicating severe acute kidney injury

Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is primarily involved with pathological mechanism of developing hypertensive emergencies. However, none of clinical practice guidelines mention RAAS blockers for the treatment of hypertensive emergencies. A 44 year-old woman presented with severe hypertension, brain stem posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and severe acute kidney injury (AKI). We started anti-hypertensive therapy with...