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High blood pressure
Having blood pressure upto 150-167 for 3 days despite eating medicine telmisartan 40mg. She has been taking dis medicine for almost 5 years, however sometimes with higher doses.
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Do twice home BP monitoring and record for 10 days and take consultation with those recordings.
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Dr. Gurkirat Singh Sidhu
Interventional Cardiologist
14 yrs exp
Ludhiana
Take combination of Telmisartan 40+ amlo 5 mg
Check renal profile
Urine routine microscopy
Check for new onset of Diabetes at this age
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Dr. Sumit Shanker
Interventional Cardiologist
9 yrs exp
Kolkata
Is there any associate conditions like thyroid or kidney issues. Is she on salt restriction, is she taking her medication regularly. Was the pressure under control previously?
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Check BP again twice to thrice daily under resting conditions. Get ECG, regular blood check up. Contact a physician
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