A patient presented with hypertensive urgency. What is the best method of decreasing the blood pressure of the patient in this condition?
A)Immediate decreasing of blood
B)Waiting for ECG changes to come
C)Decreasing the blood pressure within a few hours
D)Decreasing the blood pressure within a few days

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The best way of decreasing blood pressure of a patient in hypertensive urgency is controlling it within a few hours because blood pressure is lowered more slowly to avoid hypotension, ischemia of vital organs, or failure of autoregulation.

A Patient Presented with Hypertensive Urgency