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Should Nitrostat Be Used For Possible Cardiac Event?
Hi. My fiancé has just taken a new pain medication and is experiencing some issues. He has a history of CHF and his BP is 186/61 pulse rate 85. I told him that I thought he was having a cardiac event....but he refuses to allow me to take him to the hospital. Should he go ahead and use his NitroStat?
Fri, 27 Dec 2013
Dear Friend
He is already a patient of CHF and Hypertension , he is at risk of cardiac event like myocardial infarction, even Stroke.
There is no point in self medicating him at this Blood Pressure.
Get him to ER immediately.
All the best.
He is already a patient of CHF and Hypertension , he is at risk of cardiac event like myocardial infarction, even Stroke.
There is no point in self medicating him at this Blood Pressure.
Get him to ER immediately.
All the best.
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