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What Causes Fluctuating BP Readings, Cough And Dizziness?
My mother in law has been having blood pressure changes ranging from 156/105 that drops to 90 s/50 s and she feels weak and dizzy. In addition, she has had a persistent cough and coughs up clear phlegm. When she coughs, she experiences pain in her left side on the front of her body. She has a hard bump that she notices in that same area when she coughs. She said she also experiences pain all the way up her left side to her neck. She has been told that it is nothing by her own doctor and is saying she will go to emergency after Thanksgiving. She had a chest X-ray and was told nothing was wrong. This has been going on for about a month.
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
Hello,
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that her symptoms could be related to a lung disorder or a musculoskeletal pain. The fluctuations in her blood pressure values could be related to different causes: inflammation, the cough, an allergic reaction, the pain, etcetera.
Coming to this point, I would recommend performing pulmonary function tests and allergic tests, to exclude a lung disorder or an allergic reaction, which are causing the cough. It is also necessary for performing some other tests:
- a cardiac ultrasound
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes
- kidney and liver function tests
- a cervical spine X-ray study for chronic degeneration
You should discuss with her doctor on the above tests.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that her symptoms could be related to a lung disorder or a musculoskeletal pain. The fluctuations in her blood pressure values could be related to different causes: inflammation, the cough, an allergic reaction, the pain, etcetera.
Coming to this point, I would recommend performing pulmonary function tests and allergic tests, to exclude a lung disorder or an allergic reaction, which are causing the cough. It is also necessary for performing some other tests:
- a cardiac ultrasound
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes
- kidney and liver function tests
- a cervical spine X-ray study for chronic degeneration
You should discuss with her doctor on the above tests.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
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