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What Does BP Level Of 168/98 And Pulse Being 90 Suggest?
My wife checked her BP an hour ago. It was 168/98 with a pulse of 90. We checked it again and it is 147/101 with a pulse of 98. She has high blood pressure and was prescribed medication, but does not take it. Should I let it go, bring up that she should take her medication, or see if it goes down later (however, it has been high for a long time, just not this high)
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
Hi..
your wife definitely has hypertension (high BP) and she must take her medicines. hypertension do not cause any major effects immediately unless the BP is too high like 200/120 mmHg. however on long run, it deteriorates your blood vessels, heart , kidney, etc. hence she must take her regular BP medicines as prescribed by her doctor.
your wife definitely has hypertension (high BP) and she must take her medicines. hypertension do not cause any major effects immediately unless the BP is too high like 200/120 mmHg. however on long run, it deteriorates your blood vessels, heart , kidney, etc. hence she must take her regular BP medicines as prescribed by her doctor.
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