Hypertensive encephalopathy is a hypertensive emergency highlighted by mental status changes due to severely elevated blood pressure. The condition requires prompt but meticulous treatment. An abrupt blood pressure increase can exceed the cerebral blood vessels’ autoregulatory capacity, disrupt the blood-brain barrier, and produce brain edema. Patients may experience severe headaches, altered mental status, visual disturbances, and seizures. Coma and death may result if this condition is not managed promptly. This activity for healthcare professionals enhances learners’ proficiency in evaluating and managing hypertensive encephalopathy. Valuable insights will be gained that will enable learners to collaborate effectively with an interprofessional team caring for affected individuals.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/21071
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: IPCE Credits: 1.0 hours
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Critical Care Medicine, General Pediatrics, Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurocritical Care, Neuropathology (incl. Neuromuscular), Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Neurology, Surgical Critical Care