Current Hospital Medicine: Quick guide for management of common medical conditions in acute care setting by Amil Rafiq

Author:Amil Rafiq [Rafiq, Amil]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-11-26T16:00:00+00:00

Discontinue medications that can contribute to hyperkalemia such as ACE inhibitors, ARBs , aldosterone antagonists, NSAIDs and nonselective beta blockers

Hypertensive Emergency

Severe symptomatic hypertension (SBP >180 and/or DBP >120) with headaches, nausea/vomiting, altered mental status, seizures, chest pain, or shortness of breath requires emergent treatment.

Start on continuous telemonitoring and IV antihypertensive medications such as Labetalol (0.5 to 2 mg/minute) or Nicardipine (5 to 15 mg/hour) drip.

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