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Progressive Care Nursing PCCN Exam Prep

Category - PCCN

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A patient presented with hypertensive urgency. What is the best method of decreasing the blood pressure of the patient in this condition?

Immediate decreasing of blood
Waiting for ECG changes to come
Decreasing the blood pressure within a few hours
Decreasing the blood pressure within a few days

Explanation

Answer- C - The best way of decreasing blood pressure of a patient in hypertensive urgency is controlling it within a few hours because blood pressure is lowered more slowly to avoid hypotension, ischemia of vital organs, or failure of autoregulation.

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