ECG Challenge: High Blood Pressure and Asymptomatic

A 74-year-old man with a history of hypertension and hypertensive heart disease, taking lisinopril, hydrochlorothiazide, and a beta-blocker, presents to his primary care physician for a routine physical examination. He has no symptoms. His blood pressure is 190/100 mm Hg, and the rest of the exam is unremarkable. An ECG is obtained. The patient is sent to the emergency department, where his blood pressure is still elevated.

Figure 1. Courtesy of Philip J. Podrid, MD.

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Cite this: Philip J. Podrid. ECG Challenge: High Blood Pressure and Asymptomatic - Medscape - Sep 22, 2022.