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Should A High But Steady Blood Pressure Be Of Concern?
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...my blood pressure has held steady at around 165 over 125 since i had my daughter a year ago. What does this mean? Family says I should be worried. But I don't have any other symptoms.
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i am sory but there iscsome error in measuring the diastolic(lower) b.p
its impossible to survive with such high diastolic b.p even for few years without treatment
and in case it is really so high then its a matter of emergency,you should get admitted to nearest hospital and a thorough check up is to be done
2d echo
ecg
cbc
kft
lft
s uric acid
tmt(once bp is controlled )by meds
mri of abdomen to rule out pheochromocytoma
vinyl mandalic acid
metabephrine
urine r n M
i am sory but there iscsome error in measuring the diastolic(lower) b.p
its impossible to survive with such high diastolic b.p even for few years without treatment
and in case it is really so high then its a matter of emergency,you should get admitted to nearest hospital and a thorough check up is to be done
2d echo
ecg
cbc
kft
lft
s uric acid
tmt(once bp is controlled )by meds
mri of abdomen to rule out pheochromocytoma
vinyl mandalic acid
metabephrine
urine r n M
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