Hypertensive crisis or “elevated” bp

For ICU/PCU patients in hypertensive crisis in the context of conservative ischemic stroke management, let’s say hypothetically the patients’ vitals have been described thus by nursing: “blood pressures have been elevated.” 😬“Elevated” is a specific range of systolic 120-129 with diastolic over 80....so... If we’re talking about patients in the 200s/100s, how is that designation of “elevated” even nearly legit or helpful from nursing? This seems like it could be a serious incompetence... Read more
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