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What Causes Sudden Drop In Blood Pressure?
I have polycythemia Vera and I am getting phlebotomy to treat. During my last session the nurses kept having to flush the iv due to clotting in the tube. After about the 10th time I felt very nauseous and thought I might vomit. That s all I remember before waking up to nurses reclining my seat and asking me if I m OK. I had a BP of 45/15. I ve had dozens of phlebotomies before this one with no issues. What could have happened to cause such a drop in BP?
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
Hello There
After going through your medical query I understand your concern and I would like to tell you that during phlebotomy sometime patient can experience hypotension but 45/15 can be a wrong reading as patient is not wake .at this low blood pressure. Take plenty of fluids
Hopefully this information will guide you properly.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
After going through your medical query I understand your concern and I would like to tell you that during phlebotomy sometime patient can experience hypotension but 45/15 can be a wrong reading as patient is not wake .at this low blood pressure. Take plenty of fluids
Hopefully this information will guide you properly.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
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Hello,
I would explain that your symptoms are related to a vaso-vagal syncope, probably caused by the irritation of the vagal nerve during the manipulation on your veins.
This is quite a normal and physiological reaction and does not mean anything serious.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
I would explain that your symptoms are related to a vaso-vagal syncope, probably caused by the irritation of the vagal nerve during the manipulation on your veins.
This is quite a normal and physiological reaction and does not mean anything serious.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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