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Can High BP Be The Cause Of Nausea?
I am 57, 5'2", 138 lbs. recently had very high blood
pressure ,at peak 170/102, found what appears
to be a lump in middle of upper stomach, below
chest bone, painful when pressed. Never had BP
that high, and BP went down in few hours. Already
on BP meds for BP and was controlled, little nauseated some days.
pressure ,at peak 170/102, found what appears
to be a lump in middle of upper stomach, below
chest bone, painful when pressed. Never had BP
that high, and BP went down in few hours. Already
on BP meds for BP and was controlled, little nauseated some days.
posted on
Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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Hello!
Thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would recommend performing further tests to investigate for secondary causes of high blood pressure:
- complete blood count
- inflammation tests (PCR, sedimentation rate)
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction
- kidney and liver function tests
- blood electrolytes
- fasting glucose and HbA1C for diabetes
- a chest X ray study for your lungs
- an abdominal ultrasound to examine also the lumg in the middle of upper stomach.
A CT scan may be needed. The charachteristics of the lump that you describe seem to be related to inflammation.
If all the above tests result normal, you should consider making some changes in your antihypertensive therapy (as your actual blood pressure values are really high) in order to have a better control of your blood pressure.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would recommend performing further tests to investigate for secondary causes of high blood pressure:
- complete blood count
- inflammation tests (PCR, sedimentation rate)
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction
- kidney and liver function tests
- blood electrolytes
- fasting glucose and HbA1C for diabetes
- a chest X ray study for your lungs
- an abdominal ultrasound to examine also the lumg in the middle of upper stomach.
A CT scan may be needed. The charachteristics of the lump that you describe seem to be related to inflammation.
If all the above tests result normal, you should consider making some changes in your antihypertensive therapy (as your actual blood pressure values are really high) in order to have a better control of your blood pressure.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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