TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Management of Systemic Blood Pressure in the NeuroICU
A1  - Mian, Samia
A1  - Venkatachalam, Thilagavathi
A1  - McFadden, Christopher B.
A2  - Lee, Kiwon
PY  - 2012
T2  - The NeuroICU Book
AB  - A  57-year-old  man  with  a  5-year  history  of  hypertension  (HTN)  presents  to  the  emergency  department  with  the  assistance  of  family.  They  report  progressive  confusion  and  lethargy  for  2  days.  The  patient  has  not  been  eating  well  or  taking  his  home  medications  for  2  weeks.  Home  medications  include  clonidine  0.3  mg  three  times  a  day,  atenolol  100  mg  daily,  escitalopram  20  mg  daily,  and  hydrochlorothiazide  25  mg  daily.  The  patient  and  his  family  deny  any  other  symptoms  including  fevers,  shortness  of  breath,  slurring,  or  seizures.  His  initial  vital  signs  include  blood  pressure  (BP)  of  186/104  mm  Hg,  pulse  of  76  bpm,  temperature  of  36.5°C  (97.6°F),  and  a  respiratory  rate  of  18  breaths/min.  He  is  not  hypoxic.  Initial  neurologic  examination  and  brain  computed  tomography  (CT)  do  not  reveal  any  motor  deficits  or  acute  anatomic  abnormality.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101645640
ER  -