Patients with hypertensive crises may require immediate reduction in elevated blood pressure to prevent and arrest progressive end-organ damage. The best clinical setting in which to achieve this blood pressure control is in the intensive care unit, with the use of titratable intravenous hypotensive agents.
Implementation of therapeutic hypothermia has its advantages, although complications are associated with its use. Shivering is a common complication that occurs during the induction and rewarming phases of therapeutic hypothermia. Strategies for preventing and managing shivering vary across protocols.
Nerve misfiring: One hypothesis for the hypnagogic jerks is that they are an inherent aspect of the bodyâs transition from wakefulness to sleep. This hypothesis suggests that as we transition to a sleeping state, our nerves may occasionally misfire, causing a jolting movement immediately before weâre fully asleep.