A semiconscious patient of haemorrhagic cerebral
stroke has been brought to the emergency. His blood
pressure is 240/120 mmHg. Select the procedure to
lower his blood pressure as rapidly as possible:
A. Sublingual nifedipine
B. Intramuscular injection of hydralazine
C. Intravenous infusion of sodium nitroprusside
D. Intravenous injection of clonidin
stroke has been brought to the emergency. His blood
pressure is 240/120 mmHg. Select the procedure to
lower his blood pressure as rapidly as possible:
A. Sublingual nifedipine
B. Intramuscular injection of hydralazine
C. Intravenous infusion of sodium nitroprusside
D. Intravenous injection of clonidin