A 46-year-old female has presented to the Emergency Room wit…
A 46-year-old female has presented to the Emergency Room with a friend. The triage nurse charted as follows: S: Patient is 46-year-old female arrives at ED with complaints of headache and feeling “strange.” B: Past medical history: Depression, hypothyroidism, brain injury at age 5, started a new medication (MAOI) Nardil about 2 weeks ago for depression. A: Patient being taken back immediate due to critically high blood pressure and symptoms indicative of stroke. R: Continue to monitor BP, immediate physician assessment, cardiac monitoring, labs, VS. Dietary assessment/consult. VS: BP: 246/122, R -22, P-135, T-99.4, Pain 10/10 Which condition is the accepting nurse considering for this patient?
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