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Labetalol Case Summary

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Mr. Devi was complaining of severe headache with pain score of 10/10, strong pain relief medication prescribed for the pain management. Upon diagnosis of CVA on his CT scan, he was administered stat medication of intravenous anti-hypertensive agent Labetalol as prescribed. Labetalol is an anti- hypertensive medication used to lower severe hypertension both in acute ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke. It is a selective alpha1 and non- selective beta1 and beta 2 blocking agent, with minimal intrinsic sympathomimetic activity. Because of its unique combination of actions, it contributes to lowering blood pressure via vasodilatation and a slowing of heart rate without affecting cardiac output, renal hemodynamic and cerebral blood flow (Harrington

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