Guest guest Posted June 13, 2002 Report Share Posted June 13, 2002 Designs by ©Stationery HeavenI forgot to ask the home nurse, is there a safe blood pressure for my husband, and what is a concern that I should call the doctor? They have him on the two different blood pressure medicines and they are helping somewhat. Thanks a bunch! Blessings! Shirley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 Shirley, It is more a question of keeping your husband comfortable and out of danger than exact pressure. In general you want to keep his BP under something like 160/95 and over something like 60/40. If his BP goes above that, sit him up or raise his head until it goes below that. If he goes below that, lay him down or have him sit to get it up. Another thing that can help is food and water (clear liquid) - if his BP goes up - feed him to help lower the BP. If his BP goes down, give him some liquid (non-caffinated and at least 8 oz) - it will help raise his BP. A couple of bricks under the top of the bed frame will help keep the reclining BP down a little and an extra pillow can also help adjust it more. BUT the bricks are important as the feet need to be below the waist a little. The best plan is to work on getting the sitting BP to the average range (around 120/80) if at all possible. There are no absolutes with MSA, you must find what works best for him. Take care, Bill Werre ----------------------------------------------- Shirley Snyder wrote: > Designs by ©Stationery HeavenI forgot to ask the home nurse, is there a safe > blood pressure for my husband, and what is a concern that I should call the > doctor? They have him on the two different blood pressure medicines and > they are helping somewhat. Thanks a bunch! Blessings! Shirley > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2002 Report Share Posted June 15, 2002 Bill, I am so glad I read this because I didn't know about putting the bricks under the headboard. Thanks, Belinda > > > Designs by ©Stationery HeavenI forgot to ask the home nurse, is there a safe > > blood pressure for my husband, and what is a concern that I should call the > > doctor? They have him on the two different blood pressure medicines and > > they are helping somewhat. Thanks a bunch! Blessings! Shirley > > > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > > > shydrager-unsubscribe@y... > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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