Vitals & Useful Links:

• What do you do when your patient has very high blood pressure but no symptoms? Learn about some guidelines published by ACEP concerning just this presentation (see spoilers below)  
• Blog: Elevated Asymptomatic Hypertension – Rebel EM
• ACEP 2013 Guidelines for Asymptomatic Hypertension
• Podcast: EM Cases – Asymptomatic Hypertension

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Arman (MS4) finally leads the cohosts, Kyle (MS4) and Adam (MS3), through a case he had of a woman with severely elevated blood pressure. How would approach this case? As always, we learn a bit about how to treat someone with hypertension in the Emergency setting, and what to watch out for. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please email us at emjccast@gmail.com

*****EPISODE SPOILERS BELOW*****

Here’s the article we presented today

Asymptomatic Elevated Blood Pressure. (2013, February). Retrieved September 14, 2020, from https://www.acep.org/patient-care/clinical-policies/asymptomatic-elevated-blood-pressure/

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