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What Do My Blood Pressure Readings Indicate?
Question: My blood pressure has suddenly dropped on occasion, the last two days. Usually 140/70 but has been 100 or less each time. Passed out suddenly.
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I would like to know if you are currently taking any anti-hypertesive drugs.
These low blood pressure episodes could be related to anti-hypertensive drugs.
Other possible causes to consider would be dehydration or an electrolyte imbalance.
For this reason, I would recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure in the next days (frequently during the day, in sitting position after 10 minutes of total relax) and refer those values to your doctor.
You may need to make some changes to your anti-hypertensive therapy, if you are actually taking any drugs for this purpose.
It is also important performing some tests to investigate for other possible metabolic causes:
- a resting ECG
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for possible electrolyte imbalance
- kidney and liver function tests.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I would like to know if you are currently taking any anti-hypertesive drugs.
These low blood pressure episodes could be related to anti-hypertensive drugs.
Other possible causes to consider would be dehydration or an electrolyte imbalance.
For this reason, I would recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure in the next days (frequently during the day, in sitting position after 10 minutes of total relax) and refer those values to your doctor.
You may need to make some changes to your anti-hypertensive therapy, if you are actually taking any drugs for this purpose.
It is also important performing some tests to investigate for other possible metabolic causes:
- a resting ECG
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for possible electrolyte imbalance
- kidney and liver function tests.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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