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Suggest Treatment For High BP
Question: My blood pressure is 196 over 114 should I go to the emergency room
Brief Answer:
You should go to the ER.
Detailed Answer:
Hello Mam.
You should go to the ER.
Such high BP can cause many complications so it would definitely be safer to have yourself evaluated by a Physician who can do an ECG and skme basic tests and start you on some medication for the Hyeprtension. You can see a Cardiologist later on once this crisis is tided over.
Take care and do let us know if there are any other queries we can help you with.
Dr Rishi, New XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
You should go to the ER.
Detailed Answer:
Hello Mam.
You should go to the ER.
Such high BP can cause many complications so it would definitely be safer to have yourself evaluated by a Physician who can do an ECG and skme basic tests and start you on some medication for the Hyeprtension. You can see a Cardiologist later on once this crisis is tided over.
Take care and do let us know if there are any other queries we can help you with.
Dr Rishi, New XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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