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A 67-year-old male patient with a history of hypertension (HTN) presents for total hip arthroplasty. In the holding area, his blood pressure (BP) is 220/120 on repeated measurements. You recommend that the surgery be postponed to achieve better control of the BP. The cardiologist called to consult suggests just giving some labetalol to decrease the BP, then proceeding.
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Natan, K., & Atchabahian, A. (2016). Should we postpone surgery in patients with uncontrolled preoperative hypertension? In You’re Wrong, I’m Right: Dueling Authors Reexamine Classic Teachings in Anesthesia (pp. 279–280). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43169-7_80
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