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Hypertensive Urgency vs. Emergency: What Nurse Practitioners Need to Know
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A blood pressure comes back at 184/118 and the room gets tense. The question isn't the number, it's whether this patient goes home with a med change or straight to the ED. Here's how to tell hypertensive urgency from emergency fast.
Definitions at a glance
Hypertensive urgency
- BP greater than or eq ...
