Medical Emergencies · single question
A patient describes a hypertensive crisis. Which is a possible complication?
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Correct answer: A. Cerebral aneurysm
- A. CORRECT. Severely elevated pressure can rupture a cerebral aneurysm, causing hemorrhagic stroke. Myocardial infarction is also a recognized complication, but this set keys the cerebrovascular outcome.
- B. INCORRECT. Vasovagal syncope results from low pressure and bradycardia.
- C. INCORRECT. MI is a true crisis complication, but the keyed answer here is cerebral aneurysm.
- D. INCORRECT. Orthostatic hypotension is the opposite, a fall in pressure.
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