The staff educator is talking to a group of new emergency department nurses about hypertensive crises. The nurse educator is aware that hypertensive urgency differs from hypertensive emergency in what way?
A) The patient's blood pressure (BP) is always higher in a hypertensive emergency.
B) Close hemodynamic monitoring is required during treatment of hypertensive emergencies.
C) Hypertensive urgency is treated with rest and tranquilizers to lower BP.
D) Hypertensive emergencies are associated with evidence of target organ damage.
D
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