@amierhaidarmd: Hypertensive emergency is a BP >180/120 with evidence of acute end-organ damage. Severe hypertension is that same BP without acute target organ damage. These patients should not have their BP aggressively lowered and giving IV medications may actually be harmful. #medicaleducation #medicaltiktok #doctor #medschool #residency

broganbarry7 :

Just played this on the overhead pager at my hospital

Kev1920 :

Okay but have you ever had a nurse report you to safety board for not treating asymptomatic hypertension in a patient not admitted for cardiovascular concerns?

Josh Allred :

Sinus tach is also often mis managed

Dr. Catie 🩺🥼 :

These videos are so helpful for an intern cross covering soon😅

Dallas Eseka :

Totally agree, nurse and patient education also go a long way. Another nugget, the term “hypertensive urgency” has fallen out of favor for documentation purposes. Chronic severe hypertension w or w/o EOD ✅

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kiana :

Thank you for raising awareness on this!

dazzlingquagga :

Louder. LOUDER!

SuperMomLove :

Excellent! 👏❤️

Kp :

What do you think of starting po hydralazine? Like 25 mg po tid , after ruling out end organ damage and secondary causes like pain etc

yeahmirandaa :

Had a patient had a femoral neck fx whose bp was greater than 170 systolic bc she was in pain. Pain medicines fixed her bp

James :

In the UK I've seen people just give a stat of oral ramipril or amlodipine for BP >180/90 without end organ damage arguing it needs treatment due to increased risk of stroke etc

B52 :

My systolic pressure typically falls between 100 and 120, while my diastolic ranges from 85 to 94. Is there anything I can do to reduce my diastolic pressure? Medical history of hypothyroidism and I'm pre-diabetic. On my dad's side of the family, most relatives passed away due to heart disease.

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How would giving them IV anti hypertensive meds harm them ?