BP 252/130…start IV Fluids…this won’t blow up the patient…

 

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The diagnosis of hypertensive emergency is made based upon the findings of hypertension in the setting of end-organ damage (usually heart, brain, or kidneys). What you really care about is the rate of increase rather than the actual BP number (there is no defining threshold).

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Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF) is an NGO supporting emergency healthcare providers across Kenya to save lives by strengthening the emergency healthcare system through capacity building, knowledge development, advocacy and research.