87 Year Old Having A High Heart Rate. Diet Recommendation?
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A normal adult's pulse can be anywhere from 60 to 100 beats per minute. Anything over 100 is technically defined as a tachycardia.
As your mom has a fast heart rate, a few possibilities need to be ruled out.
These include:
1) Anxiety and stress
2) Anemia
3) Hyperthyroidism
4) Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
5) Heart disorders
I suggest you to get her examined by a physician and get her hemoglobin levels, thyroid function tests and an EKG and stress ECHO done to rule out the possibilities which I have mentioned.
Meanwhile, you can give her any liquid to drink like fruit juice, water etc.
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