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Q: My husband has not been to a doctor for over 20+ years. He is 49. When he broke his thumb, the doctor at the hospital was more concerned with his BP than his fracture. His BP was 235/100 and then went down to 185/90....
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Q: I am 88 years old and in very good health. The only medication I take is the awful one for high blood pressure. My blood pressure reading is in the area of the l60’s for systolic and in the 50’s for diastolic. What do...
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Q: A 24 hour ambulatory measurement showed only 12% above 140 and 5% above 90 during the day. The sleep time readings were all below 130/90. My doctor’s diagnosis is “normotensive”. What does that mean?
A: On average, your blood pressure is less than 140/90. Treatment...
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Q: When I am asleep I often have dreams where I am running or dreams that are frightening. Does that affect my blood pressure?
A: Blood pressure elevates with nightmares. The elevation is a protective mechanism of the body to prepare for fleeing or combat in...
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Q: Sometimes I wake up during the middle of the night and my heart is pounding. My blood pressure and pulse get higher and higher, up to 200 over 90 or 100. I have gone to the ER and they haven’t found anything wrong. They...
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Q: My blood pressure is 140/90. Is this dangerous enough for me to be on blood pressure medicine? My blood pressure was always normal before my last two visits to the doctor. I am very nervous and experience anxiety attacks. My age is 58, and...
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Q: I am 88 years old and in very good health. The only medication I take is the awful one for high blood pressure. My blood pressure reading is in the area of the l60’s for systolic and in the 50’s for diastolic. What do...
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Q: My Systolic and Diastolic readings have been as high as 110 points apart. Example: 178 over 68. This seems very unusual to me and my doctors have nothing to say about what it may mean. Any ideas why this can happen?
A: Ask your doctor...
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Q: My grandmother gets dizzy and light headed that then leads into high blood pressure. What is wrong?
A: It sounds like your grandmother needs to be fully evaluated by her healthcare provider. Dizziness, light-headedness and high blood pressure could be warnings of a serious medical...
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Q: In hospital I did a bicycle heart [stress] test. My heart was very good, but during the test my blood pressure went up from 130 to 230 after about 4 minutes. The doctors then advised me to do a 24-hour monitor and my blood...
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