A patient presents to the emergency department with a diastolic blood pressure of 132 mm Hg,retinopathy,and symptoms of an ischemic stroke.This symptomology is likely the result of

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Hypertensive crisis is characterized by a diastolic blood pressure of greater than 120 mm Hg,and symptoms of end-organ damage such as retinopathy and ischemic stroke.Blood pressure is not an indication of arthrosclerosis.Angina may accompany hypertensive crisis,but the question stem relates directly to hypertensive crisis.The patient may be having a myocardial infarction,but the addition of end-organ damage symptoms points to hypertensive crisis.

A Patient Presents to the Emergency Department with a Diastolic