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A 55 year- old man presents to your ED in the evening with headache, vomiting, and altered mental status. His wife states the symptoms began early this morning, shortly after waking and reading the newspaper. Symptoms have gradually gotten worse since then, and now having trouble speaking. His past medical history includes hypertension and hyperlipidemia, neither of which have been medically managed. He also has a 30+ pack- year history of smoking. He takes fluoxetine daily for management of dep...

CCRN Exam Questions and Correct Answers | A Grade A 56 yr-old male is admitted to the ICU with a blood pressure of 225/135 and complains of a headache and nausea. He reports he ran out of blood pressure meds three days ago, but also appears to be confused to the date and situation. What is the most appropriate treatment approach? - ANSWER- Rapidly lower the diastolic pressure to 100 with IV antihypertensive meds, then continue to gradually reduce the diastolic pressure to 85 with oral anti...