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How Can High BP And Shortness Of Breath Be Treated?
Hi, its my husband and the ers won t take him without seeing a doctor. He had a stroke in his right eye 5 months ago, it also has pain he has been to the eye institute. He is blind in his right eye and the left is blurry. He smokes and has copd but has had such shortness of breath lately it causes him to collasp and wet himself. He is 57 5 6 and weighs 95 pounds. His earring on his right side is gone. For quite a few weeks is blood pressure was way over 200. He is now on lisinopril. What do I do?
Sat, 28 Jul 2018
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I would explain that his blood pressure values are very high.
This indicates that Lisinopril is not very effective in controlling his blood pressure values.
For this reason, I recommend discussing with his doctor on the possibility of making some changes to his therapy like adding new anti-hypertensive drugs like a calcium channel blocker (Amlodipine, Lercanidipine) or a diuretic (Hydrochlorothiazide) to help improve his situation.
Hope to have been helpful!
Wishing all the best,
Dr. Iliri
I would explain that his blood pressure values are very high.
This indicates that Lisinopril is not very effective in controlling his blood pressure values.
For this reason, I recommend discussing with his doctor on the possibility of making some changes to his therapy like adding new anti-hypertensive drugs like a calcium channel blocker (Amlodipine, Lercanidipine) or a diuretic (Hydrochlorothiazide) to help improve his situation.
Hope to have been helpful!
Wishing all the best,
Dr. Iliri
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