Cuidados de enfermería al paciente con crisis hipertensiva que acude al servicio de urgencias: caso clínico

Abstract

Introduction: Hypertensive crisis (HC) is defined as an acute elevation of blood pressure, where the values of systolic blood pressure will be higher than 180 mmHg; whereas, the diastolic pressure value will be greater than 120 mmHg, which can lead to target organ damage. Objective: To determine the nursing care to the patient with hypertensive crisis who attends the emergency service. Case presentation: 79-year-old male patient; He goes with relatives to the emergency area of this health center after presenting a clinical picture of 5 days of evolution characterized by intense headache, facial paralysis, generalized asthenia. The collection of information will be obtained through the review and analysis of the clinical history and the bibliographic review of scientific articles in which relevant information about nursing care in the presence of hypertensive crises will be detailed. Conclusion: After having concluded the clinical case; It allowed us to enrich extensive knowledge about the disease, risk factors, adherence to treatment and determine the different nursing care that should be given to a patient who comes to the emergency room presenting a hypertensive crisis.