Category Archives: Acute Hypertension

If your patient reports any warning signs of hypertension, suspect urgent hypertension. He may experience a mild headache in the occipital area that’s more severe in the morning. He also may experience dizziness, light-headedness, numbness, weakness, and vision changes. These … Continue reading →

Before starting antihypertensive drug therapy, obtain a baseline blood pressure reading from each arm. Then, administer the drug, as prescribed. Use caution when administering it so that your patient’s blood pressure doesn’t fall below the limit of autoregulation. For example, … Continue reading →