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Suggest Specialist To Be Consulted For Extreme High Blood Pressure
My mom is suffering extremely high blood pressure 240/90 at times she has gone to numerous specialist they all have said they don t know. What specialist should my mom be going to and her latest edition is a black spreading bruise like area on her calf what can be the cause of that?
Mon, 15 Feb 2016
Hi,
It seems that she might be having malignant hypertension giving rise this much blood pressure.
Having brises on calf muscles might be due rupture of minor capillaries due to having this much blood pressure.
Consult physician or cardiologist and get examined and investigated.
After proper diagnosis, line of treatment can be decided.
Ok and take care.
It seems that she might be having malignant hypertension giving rise this much blood pressure.
Having brises on calf muscles might be due rupture of minor capillaries due to having this much blood pressure.
Consult physician or cardiologist and get examined and investigated.
After proper diagnosis, line of treatment can be decided.
Ok and take care.
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