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Suggest Treatment For Low Blood Pressure
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... Yesterday an elderly lady passed out on me in the shower. She had a blood pressure of 40/110. She ended up having blood as her hemaglobin was 80. Today I discussed this with my uni tutor she said no way could she have bp that read that. She told me I was wrong. Could the BP be correct
Wed, 20 Mar 2019
Hi,
The correct interpretation of this BP is 110/40 mmHg and yes, that is possible and in fact, we do see this in a lot of our admitted patient. This reading of BP can cause loss of consciousness, giddiness and the patient should be given fluid with some salt temporarily before taking her to a medical facility.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sameer Maheshwari, Cardiologist
The correct interpretation of this BP is 110/40 mmHg and yes, that is possible and in fact, we do see this in a lot of our admitted patient. This reading of BP can cause loss of consciousness, giddiness and the patient should be given fluid with some salt temporarily before taking her to a medical facility.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sameer Maheshwari, Cardiologist
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