
Hypertension
Home of Medicine with Dr Amie Burbridge and Dr Ben Lovell
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The Importance of Pain Management in Inpatients
A 27-year-old female with high blood pressure was admitted to the hospital. She had abdominal pain and her doctor thought she may be hyper-tensive because of it. He gave her a pregnancy test which came back negative, he also said that if we manage the pain then the blood pressure should come down. Ben: I am really not a fan of starting anti-hypertensives and inpatients or even augmentingAnti-hypertensor therapy in inpat patients.
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