What Causes Low Systolic Blood Pressure?

Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2014

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Mon, 4 Aug 2014 Answered on

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Question : I was diagnosed as having a sbp of 60 recently in hospital. What does this mean.

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Systolic Blood Pressure

Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Welcome to HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. Most commonly SBP term is used for Systolic Blood Pressure which is a component of Blood Pressure (BP) readings.
I must say that SBP of 60 mmHg is extremely low we classify this as a state of Shock.
I suppose you must be suffering from some Major illness when you had such a low BP. This could be infection , hypovolumia, cardiovascular issues.

If you could provide me details of your admission reason I can help you better.
Stay Healthy.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anshul Varshney (7 minutes later)

I took an overdose of quetiapine I.e. 200mg seroquel as a result of bipolar. I was admitted via ambulance and my discharge summary reports pt gcs 4 & sbp 60 on arrival to ed. How dangerous was this.

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Detail Follows.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
This means you were almost dead.
My dear Friend you have been saved from a massive disaster.
GCS of 4 and SBP 60 means you must have been put on Ventillator.
Thank God and your doctors because you have got a new life.
So just take care this does not happen again.
If you have any further query please ask me else close the discussion and rate it.
Stay Healthy

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar