
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
#144 NephMadness: Inpatient Hypertension
Mar 18, 2019
Three nephrology experts discuss inpatient hypertension, including how to respond to overnight nursing calls for elevated blood pressures and the role of treating hypertensive urgency in the hospital. They also explore the question of whether ACE-inhibitors are dangerous to give or hold during an operation. This episode provides insights into the role of anti-hypertensives in the inpatient setting.
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- When managing hypertensive urgency, it is important to stop giving IV medications and assess the patient's blood pressure regimen.
- There is no consensus on whether to continue or stop ACE inhibitors and ARBs before surgery, with conflicting advice from different guidelines.
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Management of Hypertensive Urgency
When managing hypertensive urgency, it is important to stop giving IV medications and assess the patient's blood pressure regimen.
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