Indicators

1^o

• • SBP > 230 or DBP > 130

AND

2^o

• • Signs or symptoms of end organ involvement (CVA, acute renal failure, non-STEMI)
  • Attempted control with IV medications including but not limited to nitroglycerin, clevidipine, labetalol, nicardipine
  • Mental status change (encephalopathy)
  • CHF
  • Chest pain
  • Pulmonary edema
  • Pre-eclampsia
  • Eclampsia
  • Seizure