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What Causes Low Blood Pressure?

my mother in laws blood pressure is bottoming out like 60/40. what could be causing it. she has been on same meds.for over a year. it has just started last week. she has been in and out of hospital and there not telling us any answers. can you please
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

I understand your concern and would explain that there are different factors contributing to this clinical situation:

- dehydration
- low cardiac function (heart failure)
- overdosage of blood pressure medicines, etc.

I would recommend consulting as soon as possible with her attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:

- a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound to examine her cardiac function
- some blood lab tests (complete blood count, total protein, NT Pro BNP levels, blood electrolytes, kidney and liver function tests).

I would recommend avoiding intake of antihypertensive drugs with these low blood pressure values.

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri

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What Causes Low Blood Pressure?

Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM! I understand your concern and would explain that there are different factors contributing to this clinical situation: - dehydration - low cardiac function (heart failure) - overdosage of blood pressure medicines, etc. I would recommend consulting as soon as possible with her attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests: - a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound to examine her cardiac function - some blood lab tests (complete blood count, total protein, NT Pro BNP levels, blood electrolytes, kidney and liver function tests). I would recommend avoiding intake of antihypertensive drugs with these low blood pressure values. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri