A 70-year-old man is brought in with sudden onset severe headache, vomiting and left-sided weakness. CT brain shows a right basal ganglia intracerebra...

Question

A 70-year-old man is brought in with sudden onset severe headache, vomiting and left-sided weakness. CT brain shows a right basal ganglia intracerebral haemorrhage. BP is 210/110 mmHg. What is the most appropriate blood pressure target acutely?

Accepted Answer

Lower systolic BP to around 140 mmHg if no contraindications

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Leave blood pressure untreated

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Lower systolic BP to

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Rapidly reduce BP to systolic

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Aim for systolic BP

au-acem MCQ (SBA): Intracerebral haemorrhage blood pressure management

A 70-year-old man is brought in with sudden onset severe headache, vomiting and left-sided weakness. CT brain shows a right basal ganglia intracerebral haemorrhage. BP is 210/110 mmHg. What is the most appropriate blood pressure target acutely?