A patient asks the nurse what the doctor meant by the phrase, "hypertensive emergency." Which explanation should the nurse provide?
a. "It means that you've had a small stroke."
b. "It refers to an episode of very high blood pressure."
c. "It's when the heart is failing to pump blood effectively."
d. "It means the heart has become hyperactive and is beating too fast."
ANS: B
Hypertensive emergency is a severe type of hypertension, characterized by elevations in systolic blood pressure (SBP) greater than 180 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) greater than 120 which are complicated by risk for or progression of target organ dysfunction. A. A hypertensive emergency is not a small stroke. C. This does not mean that the heart if failing to pump blood effectively. D. This does not mean that the heart is hyperactive and beating too fast.
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