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What Does Blood Pressure Reading Of 150/98 Mean?

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? How bad is my blood pressure at 150/98? I am a 22 year police officer and weight lifter. A former SWAT team member but I don t run anymore. I lift weights 3 times a week and feel good. I am a non smoker and non drinker. But I do have 3 to 4 diet cokes a day. No coffee. On my annual physicals, my ekg has always been great. An athlete s heart. My bottom number has always been in the upper 80 s however.
Thu, 27 Dec 2018
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Hello,

I passed carefully through your question and would explain that these blood pressure values are high, but a single high blood pressure value is not an indicator or chronic arterial hypertension.

It could be related to psychological stress or physical activity.

For this reason, I would recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure values frequently during the day, in the next days, in sitting position, after 10 minutes of total relax.

If your blood pressure values are above the normal ranges (125/85 mmHg), I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests to investigate the possible underlying causes:
- a chest X-ray study
- complete blood count, PCR, ESR
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction
- blood electrolytes
- fasting glucose
- kidney and liver function tests
- cortisol and aldosterone plasma levels for possible adrenal gland dysfunction.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka,
Cardiologist
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What Does Blood Pressure Reading Of 150/98 Mean?

Hello, I passed carefully through your question and would explain that these blood pressure values are high, but a single high blood pressure value is not an indicator or chronic arterial hypertension. It could be related to psychological stress or physical activity. For this reason, I would recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure values frequently during the day, in the next days, in sitting position, after 10 minutes of total relax. If your blood pressure values are above the normal ranges (125/85 mmHg), I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests to investigate the possible underlying causes: - a chest X-ray study - complete blood count, PCR, ESR - thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction - blood electrolytes - fasting glucose - kidney and liver function tests - cortisol and aldosterone plasma levels for possible adrenal gland dysfunction. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist