Therapy

• nicardipine 30 mg orally ^a

Why?

• It effectively lowers blood, without clearly causing adverse effects. ^a

Nicardipine effectively lowers blood pressure

Patient	Treatment	Comparison	Outcome	CER	RRR (95% CI)	NNT (95% CI)
hypertensive crisis a	nicardipine	placebo	diastolic bp 100 mmHg or less, or a fall of 20 mmHg or more at 2 hours	22%	190% (38% to 530%)	2 (1 to 5)