Category Archives: Acute Complication

During treatment and then every hour thereafter, assess your patient’s organ functions until his blood pressure stabilizes. Once his blood pressure is stable, continue your assessments every 4 hours. Immediately report any changes to the physician.Assess your patient’s cardiovascular system … Continue reading →

Treatment usually begins in the emergency department and continues in the intensive care unit (ICU).The vasodilator of choice for emergency hypertension is sodium nitroprusside administered at 0.3 to 10 µg/kg/minute . By working directly on the vessels, this drug immediately … Continue reading →