ABSTRACT

A. Admit to high-dependency unit for monitoring and intravenous antihypertensive medication

B. Admit to hospital for oral antihypertensive medication C. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring D. Confirm over 4 weeks and treat if persistent E. Confirm over 12 weeks and treat if persistent F. Lifestyle advice only G. No further assessment required H. Prescribe a single oral antihypertensive agent as an outpatient I. Prescribe two oral antihypertensive agents as an outpatient J. Provide lifestyle advice and reassess annually K. Sublingual nifedipine

For each of the following scenarios, select the most appropriate management option. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.