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Can Smoking Cause BP To Fluctuate?

iam male 34/176cms/85 kgs.recently i went for my professional med check up .my bp came out to be 148/107! i have left smoking for 11 months now .when i used to smoke it was 140/90. but last year it was normal. however i was on gm diet for one week. i am a social drinker and non veg. pl advice
Tue, 30 Apr 2019
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Hello,

I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms could be related to anxiety or any other metabolic disorder.

I don't think that stopping smoking is related to this clinical situation.

For this reason, I recommend performing some tests in order to investigate for other secondary causes:
- complete blood count, PCR, ESR
- a chest X-ray study
- kidney and liver function tests
- blood electrolytes
- fasting glucose
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests. Starting anti-hypertensive therapy may be needed.

In the meantime, I recommend reducing salt and caffeine intake.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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Can Smoking Cause BP To Fluctuate?

Hello, I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms could be related to anxiety or any other metabolic disorder. I don t think that stopping smoking is related to this clinical situation. For this reason, I recommend performing some tests in order to investigate for other secondary causes: - complete blood count, PCR, ESR - a chest X-ray study - kidney and liver function tests - blood electrolytes - fasting glucose - thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction. You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests. Starting anti-hypertensive therapy may be needed. In the meantime, I recommend reducing salt and caffeine intake. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist