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Current Deck: ACMS Study Guide Deck::C. Peri-operative Considerations
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Describe hypertensive crisis
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Associated with poor medication compliance, underdosage, anxiety, illicit
drug usage, alpha adrenergics
▪ Subcutaneous epinephrine (alpha and beta adrenergic stimulation)
induces vasoconstriction and lower vascular resistance in
patients on beta-blockers, epinephrine may induce unopposed
vasoconstriction in theory, result in severe hypertension and reflex
bradycardia
drug usage, alpha adrenergics
▪ Subcutaneous epinephrine (alpha and beta adrenergic stimulation)
induces vasoconstriction and lower vascular resistance in
patients on beta-blockers, epinephrine may induce unopposed
vasoconstriction in theory, result in severe hypertension and reflex
bradycardia
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