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I Have High Red Blood Cells As Well As High
Question: I have high red blood cells as well as high blood pressure. My doctor prescribed a new blood pressure medicine. Will this help with the high red blood cells or do I need something else?
Brief Answer:
Please refer to the detailed answer below
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical details provided by you I can understand your concern for your health and before giving any opinion I would like to tell you to kindly upload your blood test reports so that I can personally evaluate them for the high red blood cell count which you are telling and then advise you accordingly for that as well as your blood pressure.
Also I would like to know if you have any other medical issues like diabetes and your smoking habit .
Kindly revert back with required information.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
Please refer to the detailed answer below
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical details provided by you I can understand your concern for your health and before giving any opinion I would like to tell you to kindly upload your blood test reports so that I can personally evaluate them for the high red blood cell count which you are telling and then advise you accordingly for that as well as your blood pressure.
Also I would like to know if you have any other medical issues like diabetes and your smoking habit .
Kindly revert back with required information.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Dr. Partap,
No diabetes problem, however, I have a mild case of COPD and under doctor's care for this problem, not a major problem as we speak according to the pulminologist. I received infor to take the new blood pressure medicine along with the former blood pressure medicine as well.
Thank you,
Warm regards,
Dr. XXXXXXX B. Higgins
No diabetes problem, however, I have a mild case of COPD and under doctor's care for this problem, not a major problem as we speak according to the pulminologist. I received infor to take the new blood pressure medicine along with the former blood pressure medicine as well.
Thank you,
Warm regards,
Dr. XXXXXXX B. Higgins
If I can find my blood work report, I will forward to you.
Kind regards,
Dr. XXXXXXX B. Higgins
Kind regards,
Dr. XXXXXXX B. Higgins
Brief Answer:
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for this valuable information. COPD patients have decreased blood oxygen levels and to compensate this body generates more red blood cells to carry more oxygen. This is the reason of your increased red blood cells.
Now coming to your doubts, you need not do anything for this increased cells as this is a compensatory phenomenon to help your body. No blood pressure medications won’t do anything to that.
Just keep in touch with your treating doctors at regular intervals, take medications as prescribed and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Hope to have been helpful.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for this valuable information. COPD patients have decreased blood oxygen levels and to compensate this body generates more red blood cells to carry more oxygen. This is the reason of your increased red blood cells.
Now coming to your doubts, you need not do anything for this increased cells as this is a compensatory phenomenon to help your body. No blood pressure medications won’t do anything to that.
Just keep in touch with your treating doctors at regular intervals, take medications as prescribed and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Hope to have been helpful.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
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