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Suggest Treatment For High BP And Dizziness In An Elderly Perosn
Posted on
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015
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Question : my 72 year old mother just came over dizzy. I took her Bp and it started 233/133 it's now 207/122. Of course she doesn't think anything is wrong but we are quite concerned and worried. Can you help us plz
Brief Answer:
Can cause complications.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The blood pressure mentioned by you is quite high and considering her age such high BP can lead to complications as stroke, neuropathy, heart issues etc.
She needs to be under observation and require continuous monitoring of Blood pressure along with investigations as Blood test, ECG,stress test.
The blood pressure is to be lowered initially by means of medications which might be administered in injectable form.
Kindly visit an ER so that she can be monitored regularly and also to avoid any complications.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Can cause complications.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The blood pressure mentioned by you is quite high and considering her age such high BP can lead to complications as stroke, neuropathy, heart issues etc.
She needs to be under observation and require continuous monitoring of Blood pressure along with investigations as Blood test, ECG,stress test.
The blood pressure is to be lowered initially by means of medications which might be administered in injectable form.
Kindly visit an ER so that she can be monitored regularly and also to avoid any complications.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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We did exactly that. She is in the ER now and just administered the Bp med and its going down. I really want to find out the source of this besides meds. She had copd and is overweight
Brief Answer:
Investigations will help in detecting cause.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
There can be many reasons for such a rise in blood pressure. Frankly without evaluation it is extremely hard to arrive at the cause. A detailed cardiac status evaluation and other blood investigations may help in detecting the cause. In few instances the cause is idiopathic (unknown). So let's wait for her treating doctor's instructions.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Investigations will help in detecting cause.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
There can be many reasons for such a rise in blood pressure. Frankly without evaluation it is extremely hard to arrive at the cause. A detailed cardiac status evaluation and other blood investigations may help in detecting the cause. In few instances the cause is idiopathic (unknown). So let's wait for her treating doctor's instructions.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
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