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What Causes Sudden Dizziness While On BP Medication In The Elderly?
In the last 3 weeks, my husband whom is 65...turning 66 in November has had a few (3x) in last three weeks, dizzy spells where he has had to stop and lean against a wall or sit down. he is taking blood pressure meds but has been for last 3 years... why the sudden dizzy spells?
Mon, 22 Jan 2018
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I understand your concern and would explain that it is important performing a comprehensive differential diagnosis of different possible causes that may lead to this clinical scenario: a inner ear disorder, chronic degeneration of the cervical vertebral column, orthostatic hypotension, vertebro-basilar insufficiency, etc..
For this reason, I would recommend consulting with his attending doctor for a physical exam some tests:
- a cervical spine X ray study
- a resting ECG
- a Doppler ultrasound of the carotid arteries
- thyroid hormone levels
- complete blood count for anemia
- fasting glucose
- a Head Up Tilt test for orthostatic hypotension.
If all the above tests result normal, I would recommend consulting with an ENT specialist and performing labirynthine tests to investigate for an inner ear disorder.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I understand your concern and would explain that it is important performing a comprehensive differential diagnosis of different possible causes that may lead to this clinical scenario: a inner ear disorder, chronic degeneration of the cervical vertebral column, orthostatic hypotension, vertebro-basilar insufficiency, etc..
For this reason, I would recommend consulting with his attending doctor for a physical exam some tests:
- a cervical spine X ray study
- a resting ECG
- a Doppler ultrasound of the carotid arteries
- thyroid hormone levels
- complete blood count for anemia
- fasting glucose
- a Head Up Tilt test for orthostatic hypotension.
If all the above tests result normal, I would recommend consulting with an ENT specialist and performing labirynthine tests to investigate for an inner ear disorder.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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