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Question: I woke with dull pain in my calf. Went about my day and now it’s evening. My head felt ‘ tight ‘, so I took my B/P it is 188/74 pulse 74.....is there any connection? Do you have any advice?
Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that the high blood pressure could be a physiological reaction to the pain.
Is your calf swollen? This could indicate a possible deep vein thrombosis is a possible cause of the pain in this region.
Other possible causes to consider would be a musculo- skeletal pain or inflammation.
For this reason,if the pain is persistent, I recommend going to the ER for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- a Doppler ultras of the leg vessels
- complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation
- muscular enzyme levels
- D- Dimmer levels
- blood electrolytes.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr.Iliri
I would explain as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that the high blood pressure could be a physiological reaction to the pain.
Is your calf swollen? This could indicate a possible deep vein thrombosis is a possible cause of the pain in this region.
Other possible causes to consider would be a musculo- skeletal pain or inflammation.
For this reason,if the pain is persistent, I recommend going to the ER for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- a Doppler ultras of the leg vessels
- complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation
- muscular enzyme levels
- D- Dimmer levels
- blood electrolytes.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr.Iliri
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