Hypertension may be a common inpatient problem, however, there is little value in the use of statim antihypertensive dosing.
The diagnosis of hypertension…
Requires a persistent elevation in blood pressure somewhere above 140/90. For quaque 4 hora observations repeated hypertension probably warrants some of the doctor’s attention.
Selecting an antihypertensive
Innumerable drugs are available, calcium channel blockers and ACE inhibitors are probably the best.