Inpatient Management of Hypertension

Hypertension in hospitalized patients is common. This results in physicians commonly prescribing medication to control the numbers without properly evaluating the patient to determine the reasons behind the elevated numbers.  Despite the increased prevalence of high blood pressure among medical inpatients, management guidelines for these patients are limited. In this online course, Dr. Richards discusses the management of hypertensive emergency including in the emergency department and inpatient settings. Management of chronic hypertension in the inpatient setting will also be discussed.
 

Target Audience

Internal Medicine Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Obstetricians, Hospitalists, Fellows, Physician Assistants, Residents, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and all other interested healthcare providers.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the proper management of hypertensive emergency.
  • Identify the proper management of hypertensive urgency in asymptomatic patients both in the emergency department and inpatient settings.
  • Determine the management of chronic hypertension in the inpatient setting.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Muntner, P., Carey, R. M., Gidding, S., Jones, D. W., Taler, S. J., Wright Jr, J. T., & Whelton, P. K. (2018). Potential US population impact of the 2017 ACC/AHA high blood pressure guideline. Circulation, 137(2), 109-118.
  • Vallelonga, F., Carbone, F., Benedetto, F., Airale, L., Totaro, S., Leone, D., ... & Milan, A. (2020). Accuracy of a Symptom-Based Approach to Identify Hypertensive Emergencies in the Emergency Department. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(7), 2201.
  • Ghazi, L., Li, F., Chen, X., Simonov, M., Yamamoto, Y., Biswas, A., ... & Wilson, F. P. (2022). Severe inpatient hypertension prevalence and blood pressure response to antihypertensive treatment. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 24(3), 339-349.
     
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 ABIM MOC II
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.25 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.25 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Course opens: 
09/01/2022
Course expires: 
08/31/2025

Marc S. Richards, M.D.
Nephrologist
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Baptist Health South Florida
Boca Raton, Florida

Marc S. Richards, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

John Rubin, M.D., conference director for this educational activity, indicated that he is a shareholder in AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb. 

Kenneth Rosenthal, M.D., conference director for this educational activity, indicated that he is on the speakers’ bureau for AbbVie, Inc. 

All the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
              
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Your participation information will be shared with specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS reporting system. Successful completion of a course examination is required. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.

Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 ABIM MOC II
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.25 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.25 Florida Board of Pharmacy
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Your participation information will be shared with specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS reporting system. Successful completion of a course examination is required. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.

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