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Should The ER Be Visited For Elevated BP?

Hello doctor..i want to ask you about my mother.. 7 years before she had prominent aortic knuckle in chest radiograph nd now she is hypertensive...she is taking olmasartan also..but still sometimes her bp shoots till..150/90 mm hg.. and normally her diastolic is around 90.. should i proceed for any further checkups ??
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Regarding your concern, I would explain that her elevated blood pressure indicate that her current therapy is not very effective in controlling her blood pressure. For this reason, further changes need to be done to her therapy (increase the dose of olmesartan or add new drugs). Regarding the aortic knuckle in the X ray, I would recommend performing a cardiac ultrasound in order to examine better the aorta.

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Should The ER Be Visited For Elevated BP?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Regarding your concern, I would explain that her elevated blood pressure indicate that her current therapy is not very effective in controlling her blood pressure. For this reason, further changes need to be done to her therapy (increase the dose of olmesartan or add new drugs). Regarding the aortic knuckle in the X ray, I would recommend performing a cardiac ultrasound in order to examine better the aorta. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.