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Do I need to treat supine hypertension in my hospitalized patient?

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Do I need to treat supine hypertension in my hospitalized patient? Q:My 68-year-old patient is hospitalized for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.There is no history of hypertension, but at a 2 AM check of vital signs, the patient's supine blood pressure (BP) was 178/96 mm Hg.Heart rate is 68 beats per minute, respiratory rate 16 breaths per minute, and oxygen saturation 96% on oxygen delivered by nasal cannula at 2 L per minute.There is no evidence of acute end-organ damage.Do I need to treat this patient's elevated BP?

Source: Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.92a.24092

Authors: Katherine Sherman, Robert Lichtenberg

Institutions: Loyola University Medical Center, Loyola Medicine, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4410002170