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1. Association of differences in treatment intensification, missed visits, and scheduled follow-up interval with racial or ethnic disparities in blood pressure control. | PSNet
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   May 18, 2022 - pressure control. … pressure control. … pressure control. … pressure control. … pressure control.

2. Spotlight
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   January 01, 2024 - Initial vital signs included a severely elevated blood pressure (BP) of 218/177 mm Hg, borderline heart … Her blood pressure failed to improve, and she developed oliguria. … Once severe hypertension is linked to end organ damage, that is an indication for rapid blood pressure … with an especially elevated diastolic pressure.  … pressure with narrow pulse-pressure; admission to a general medical ward before resolution of these

3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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   December 31, 2024 - Initial vital signs included a severely elevated blood pressure (BP) of 218/177 mm Hg, borderline heart … Her blood pressure failed to improve, and she developed oliguria. … with an especially elevated diastolic pressure. … Disposition This patient had several signs of end-organ damage and high-diastolic pressure with narrow … pulse- pressure; admission to a general medical ward before resolution of these issues was not conducive

4. No BP During NIBP | PSNet
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   March 01, 2011 - This meant that a significant period of time passed with no new blood pressure values being measured; … however, the patient's blood pressure was documented as unchanged in the anesthetic record. … A second error in this case was that the previous ("stale") blood pressure value was documented as a … constant blood pressure measurements. … Hence, a stale blood pressure alert would likely decrease patient safety instead of improving it.

5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2022 - intensification, missed visits, and scheduled follow-up interval with racial or ethnic disparities in blood … pressure control. … pressure control. … pressure control. … pressure control.

6. Mismanagement of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Hypertensive Emergency | PSNet
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   May 01, 2018 - Initial vital signs included a severely elevated blood pressure (BP) of 218/177 mm Hg, borderline heart … Her blood pressure failed to improve, and she developed oliguria. … with an especially elevated diastolic pressure. … Disposition This patient had several signs of end-organ damage and high-diastolic pressure with narrow … pulse-pressure; admission to a general medical ward before resolution of these issues was not conducive

7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2014 - This meant that a significant period of time passed with no new blood pressure values being measured … ; however, the patient's blood pressure was documented as unchanged in the anesthetic record. … A second error in this case was that the previous ("stale") blood pressure value was documented as a … constant blood pressure measurements. … Hence, a stale blood pressure alert would likely decrease patient safety instead of improving it.

8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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   June 28, 2023 - The patient’s blood pressure showed improvement with low dose norepinephrine, so another arterial line … Unintentional cannulation of a radial or a femoral artery may occur in a patient with low blood pressure … If the patient’s blood pressure in this case had been corrected before line insertion, the high-pressure … Intraoperative invasive blood pressure monitoring and the potential pitfalls of invasively measured … systolic blood pressure.

9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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   December 01, 2004 - He said, "They started me on a new pill for my blood pressure and now I feel really weak." … He told the patient to use his home blood pressure cuff after the call and to come into the clinic right … away if systolic pressure went above 180 mmHg. … After advising the patient to stop the hydrochlorothiazide and to follow blood pressure measurements … Nor was he specific about when to schedule an office visit if the blood pressure did not surpass the

10. Misconnection Leading to Arterial Thrombosis | PSNet
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    January 29, 2021 - The patient’s blood pressure showed improvement with low dose norepinephrine, so another arterial line … Unintentional cannulation of a radial or a femoral artery may occur in a patient with low blood pressure … When the blood pressure is normal, it is difficult to infuse fluids into an artery because the high-pressure … If the patient’s blood pressure in this case had been corrected before line insertion, the high-pressure … blood pressure.

11. Underdiagnosis of hypertension in children and adolescents. | PSNet
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    January 04, 2012 - In this study, only one-quarter of children with high blood pressure were correctly diagnosed with hypertension … The authors attribute this to two factors: pediatricians' lack of knowledge of the normal blood pressure … range for different ages and lack of awareness of patients' previous blood pressure measurements.

12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 03, 2011 - underdiagnosis-hypertension-children-and-adolescents In this study, only one-quarter of children with high blood … pressure were correctly diagnosed with hypertension.  … The authors attribute this to two factors: pediatricians' lack of knowledge of the normal blood pressure … range for different ages and lack of awareness of patients' previous blood pressure measurements.

13. A "Weak" Response | PSNet
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    February 24, 2011 - He said, "They started me on a new pill for my blood pressure and now I feel really weak." … He told the patient to use his home blood pressure cuff after the call and to come into the clinic right … away if systolic pressure went above 180 mmHg. … After advising the patient to stop the hydrochlorothiazide and to follow blood pressure measurements … Nor was he specific about when to schedule an office visit if the blood pressure did not surpass the

14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    July 10, 2024 - This situation reduces blood flow to the calf muscles unless blood pressure is augmented to compensate … Augment blood pressure when the legs are elevated  Pressure in the lower legs decreases 0.78 mm Hg for … Maintaining adequate blood pressure is particularly difficult when the patient has an epidural catheter … Epidural anesthesia attenuates sympathetic tone and reduces blood pressure in the lower extremities. … Elevating the legs above the heart reduces leg perfusion, so blood pressure should be augmented when

15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    March 15, 2023 - Colton Hood: Originally patient monitoring was pen, paper, and maybe a blood pressure cuff. … A patient would call their doctor and tell them their blood pressure or bring it to them written on … For example, if a patient has an appointment for a physical, but forgot to record their blood pressure … There are often variations in blood pressure during the day. … We worked with nephrologists to set unique blood pressure parameters for every patient.

16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    May 29, 2024 - In this quality improvement project, a multi-component intervention including remote blood pressure … monitoring was found to increase the rate of completed postpartum blood pressure checks among individuals

17. Bloody BP Cuff | PSNet
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    June 21, 2016 - The blood pressure cuff (which was partly fabric and partly nylon) was saturated with so much blood that … Blood pressure cuffs are already known to be reservoirs of bacterial pathogens such as Clostridium difficile … Until the cost-effectiveness of disposable blood pressure cuffs has been established, we can at least … recommend explicit attention to the cleaning and disinfection of blood pressure cuffs between patients … Clostridium difficile contamination of blood pressure cuffs: a call for a closer look at gloving practices

18. Missed Compartment Syndrome after Steep Lithotomy Position for Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery | PSNet
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    January 29, 2021 - This situation reduces blood flow to the calf muscles unless blood pressure is augmented to compensate … Augment blood pressure when the legs are elevated  Pressure in the lower legs decreases 0.78 mm Hg for … The more extreme the lithotomy and Trendelenburg positions, the higher the blood pressure needed for … Epidural anesthesia attenuates sympathetic tone and reduces blood pressure in the lower extremities. … Elevating the legs above the heart reduces leg perfusion, so blood pressure should be augmented when

19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2003 - The blood pressure cuff (which was partly fabric and partly nylon) was saturated with so much blood … Blood pressure cuffs are already known to be reservoirs of bacterial pathogens such as Clostridium https … Until the cost-effectiveness of disposable blood pressure cuffs has been established, we can at least … recommend explicit attention to the cleaning and disinfection of blood pressure cuffs between patients … Clostridium difficile contamination of blood pressure cuffs: a call for a closer look at gloving practices

20. Ensuring safe and equitable discharge: a quality improvement initiative for individuals with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. | PSNet
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    October 19, 2022 - In this quality improvement project, a multi-component intervention including remote blood pressure … monitoring was found to increase the rate of completed postpartum blood pressure checks among individuals