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Had blood pressure of 214/120 today. gave her rx of 20mg lisinopril & told to eat better...should he have sent her home? no other symp. x-ray&ekg fine

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Normal management: With no other symptoms or signs of an immediate danger, it would be uncommon and probably inappropriate to hospitalize a patient for high blood pressure, although that one is pretty high. The reason is that high blood pressure is usually a long-standing condition, and it's best lowered gradually over time as long as it's not causing an immediate problem.

Answered 2/10/2016

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