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We aimed to determine the proportion of patients presenting to the ED with hypertension who meet the Endocrine Society criteria for PA testing and the proportion who were screened.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We performed a structured retrospective chart review of adults who presented to three EDs in an Australian tertiary health network between August 2019 and February 2020, with a coded presenting complaint of hypertension. Clinical parameters to determine whether the patients met the criteria for PA testing were extracted from electronic medical records.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 418 patients who presented to the EDs with documented elevated blood pressure (BP), 181 patients (43.3%) fulfilled PA screening criteria and nine patients (2.2%) underwent PA testing. Individuals who fulfilled screening criteria were older; had higher prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure; took more antihypertensive medications; and had lower estimated glomerular filtration rate. Individuals who were tested for PA were younger and had higher BP on presentation. Screening for PA was more frequent in patients who were referred to medical teams.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>As far as we are aware, our study is the first to evaluate PA testing in hypertensive patients who present to ED. More than 40% of adults presenting to the EDs with hypertension met the current criteria for testing for PA but only few were tested. These results emphasize that increased awareness of PA in the ED is needed to encourage opportunistic testing, referral, and treatment, especially in patients who present with hypertensive emergencies. 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