It's Monday morning and your first patient on your schedule comes in with one day of shortness of breath.

The MA checks the vitals and says, "the patient's blood pressure is a little high at 220/110".

The patient is a 55 year old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and heart failure with a preserved EF.

So, what would be your next step?

Today, we're going to talk hypertensive urgency and the management of this patient.

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