Appropriateness of Bolus Antihypertensive Therapy for Elevated Blood Pressure in the Emergency Department
Introduction: While moderate to severely elevated blood pressure (BP) is present in nearly half of all emergency department (ED) patients, the incidence of true hypertensive emergencies in ED patients is low. Administration of bolus intravenous (IV) antihypertensive treatment to lower BP in patients...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7k58685w |