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posted 02/12/2008, comment (1)

Erratic blood pressure readings

My 20 year old daughter was in the ER last night and got different readings in her blood pressure when she sat, stood and laid down. She is concerned that she has a heart problem that is causing this. The hospital was very unclear on what this could be causing this. She was diagnoised with a bad Urinary tract infection, which was... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/07/2008, comment (1)

Early morning BP rise!

My wife has been taking BP meds for years but of late, she has been having readings like 186/120 and 156/104. We have consulted our doctor and he has changed her meds. I was just wondering if anyone out in the community has had such problems and what were your solutions. My wifes' readings go down with he morning meds. ... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/23/2008, comment (1)

What is normal blood pressure for Children

My 12 yr old is seeing a specialist right now because of growth issues. She is 4 ft 4 in and weighs 55 lbs. Since 6yrs of age her weight has been between 52 - 55. Her height has not progress well either. At age 6 she was 3 ft 9 inches. The doctors are checking for several... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/04/2008, comment (1)

Low blood pressure, heart rate and missing p wave

My 12 year old daughter was just seen in the hospital and after teh EKG they said that she had a low heart rate (65) and low blood pressure (87/45) and was missing the p wave in the EKG. They did not give us any indication what could cause this. She is a very physically active child. She is in basketball and karate and worksout... Read more Chevron

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