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80yr Female With Verise Operation 2 Weeks Never Had High

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Posted on Sat, 12 Oct 2019
Question: 80yr female with verise operation 2 weeks never had high blood pressur now taking 10 mg propranolol 3 times a day pressure keeps going up is it ok to take medicne sonner to keep it regulated
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (52 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
can be used minimally at 6 hours

Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Propanolol is not used commonly now to control high blood pressure since there are other meds that work a lot better. It is still used for persons with thyroid disease (to help control palpitations) and in persons with essential tremor (eg hand trembling)

At a dose frequency of three times a day, the minimum time is every 6 hours (no more than 3 times a day), should not use more frequently than this.

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (10 minutes later)
If she has never had to take medication and she had a blood transfusion could her body is just trying to adjust to this with the vertices bands surgery
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
yes, it possible

Detailed Answer:
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If she was previously regularly checked and the blood pressure was normal then it is possible that the increased blood pressure is temporary.

High blood pressure is silent so if she was not regularly assessed, it is possible that it was high and she did not know.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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80yr Female With Verise Operation 2 Weeks Never Had High

Brief Answer: can be used minimally at 6 hours Detailed Answer: HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Propanolol is not used commonly now to control high blood pressure since there are other meds that work a lot better. It is still used for persons with thyroid disease (to help control palpitations) and in persons with essential tremor (eg hand trembling) At a dose frequency of three times a day, the minimum time is every 6 hours (no more than 3 times a day), should not use more frequently than this. I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions