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Suggest Treatment For High BP And Distorted Vision
My mother is 78 years old and is experiencing pressure in her head (towards the front), some trouble with vision..fuzzy after concentrating on a book for a long time and seeing two of the pastor on sunday morning, and this all makes her feel very tired and forgetful. Her PCP wants to put her on blood pressure med for benign hypertension her BP was 142/70 today. She has never had a problem with high BP, usually low. She is a petite build at 120 lbs. She does have hypothyroid, which she treats with synthroid daily. She has arthritis that she takes Tramadol for.
Mon, 17 Jul 2017
hypertensive profile can be done.refraction can be done and exclude error and if detected can be given corection. hypertensive retinopathy to be ruled out which can be responsible for distorted vision.bp shown is normal with her age thyroid hormone essay can be done and consult imunologist for advice on treatment for rest of problem symptomatic treatment can be given.
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