When reviewing the medical record of a client admitted for hypertensive emergency, the nurse realizes the client's actual admitting diagnosis should have been hypertensive crisis, because the diastolic blood pressure was greater than ________ mmHg and the client was experiencing oliguria.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

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A hypertensive emergency (HTN-E), also called hypertensive crisis, is defined as a diastolic pressure greater than 120 mmHg, with evidence of target-organ system damage. This client should have been diagnosed with hypertensive crisis.

When Reviewing the Medical Record of a Client Admitted for Hypertensive