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How Can High Blood Pressure With Severe Headache Be Treated?
Question: My BP Was 168/117, have a horrible headache
Brief Answer:
Take amlodipine stat one tablet and visit nearest emergency.
Detailed Answer:
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Blood pressure has been classified into five categories according to JACC.
Normal blood pressure < 120/80 mmhg
pre-hypertensive stage is 120-139/80-89 mmhg
grade 1 (mild ) is 140-159/90-99 mmhg
grade 2 (moderate ) is 160-179/100-109 mmhg
above that range, is severe hypertension.
As age progresses the blood vessels loses their elasticity due to age related changes and atherosclerosis(fat deposition ), hence mild blood pressure increases with age and it's natural .
Your blood pressure comes in stage 2 moderate systolic and severe diastolic hypertension.
It should be treated at the earliest with aggressive therapy.Headache is due to severely high blood pressure. Once the blood pressure is controlled headache will also go away.
Few investigations should be done initially to see the effect of such high pressures on body.
2d echo to see effect on heart.
CT brain to see thrombus or clot.
Kidney function tests.
As of now take one tablet amlodipine 5mg stat and visit the nearest emergency department.
Thanks.
Take amlodipine stat one tablet and visit nearest emergency.
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic for your query!
Blood pressure has been classified into five categories according to JACC.
Normal blood pressure < 120/80 mmhg
pre-hypertensive stage is 120-139/80-89 mmhg
grade 1 (mild ) is 140-159/90-99 mmhg
grade 2 (moderate ) is 160-179/100-109 mmhg
above that range, is severe hypertension.
As age progresses the blood vessels loses their elasticity due to age related changes and atherosclerosis(fat deposition ), hence mild blood pressure increases with age and it's natural .
Your blood pressure comes in stage 2 moderate systolic and severe diastolic hypertension.
It should be treated at the earliest with aggressive therapy.Headache is due to severely high blood pressure. Once the blood pressure is controlled headache will also go away.
Few investigations should be done initially to see the effect of such high pressures on body.
2d echo to see effect on heart.
CT brain to see thrombus or clot.
Kidney function tests.
As of now take one tablet amlodipine 5mg stat and visit the nearest emergency department.
Thanks.
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