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81 Year Old With Low Grade Fever, Chills, Nasal Congestion And High Blood Pressure. Had A Stroke. Taking Diuretic And Advil
My elderly father (81 years old) has started running a low grade fever (99.7) and chills - also has nasal congestion and high blood pressure(190/97) - he had a mild stroke 2 years ago so I was concerned about the BP - I gave him a very small dose of a dieuretic and some Advil (of course he refuses to see a doctor) is there anything else I can/should do for him?
Mon, 27 May 2013
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
In addition to BP control, you should also continue anti-platelets such as aspirin to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke in the future.
Please get back if you require any additional information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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Thank you for posting your query.
In addition to BP control, you should also continue anti-platelets such as aspirin to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke in the future.
Please get back if you require any additional information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com
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