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What Is The Normal Blood Pressure Range In Elderly Males?
My dad is having a lot of health problems right now, the biggest of which is dealing with MRSA. But a lot of his symptoms seem to line up with low blood pressure...when we asked my aunt who is an RN to test him she got the following two results 95/55 and 84/55. Dad is 63, and has lost 60+ (started at 219 and last we knew was at 158) pounds in the last two months because of numerous problems. But his doctor insists on keeping him on two high blood pressure meds. What should his pressure be for someone his age?
Sat, 14 Jun 2014
For patients above 60 years of age blood pressure medication is started if blood pressure is above 150/90 mm Hg.
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