HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

90 Yr Old With Congestive Heart Failure, Getting Nightmares And Hallucination, Unsteady With Atrophy. Aging Problem ?

my father is 90 yr old, with congestive heart failure , functioning at 30%, he has been getting nightmares and hallucinating and recently fell backwards as he is unsteady w atrophy lower body muscles and sleep & nap a total 15 hrs a day. Low blood pressure has sent him to be in the hospital due to a fall. Is this just old aging or is the low BP cause him to sleep alot and have atrophied muscle?
Wed, 21 Nov 2012
Report Abuse
General & Family Physician,  's  Response
Hi, thanks for using health care magic

Congestive heart failure is associated with fatigue because the heart is unable to fulfil the needs of the body and the reduced oxygen to the tissues results in fatigue. So his age combined with the fatigue of heart failure would result in excessive sleepiness.
The atrophied muscles would also be related to age as well as his condition.As persons age they tend not to be as active,as a result the muscle undergo atrophy.If reduced oxygenation is added to this then the process is speed up.

I hope this helps
I find this answer helpful
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Recent questions on Atrophy


Loading Online Doctors....
90 Yr Old With Congestive Heart Failure, Getting Nightmares And Hallucination, Unsteady With Atrophy. Aging Problem ?

Hi, thanks for using health care magic Congestive heart failure is associated with fatigue because the heart is unable to fulfil the needs of the body and the reduced oxygen to the tissues results in fatigue. So his age combined with the fatigue of heart failure would result in excessive sleepiness. The atrophied muscles would also be related to age as well as his condition.As persons age they tend not to be as active,as a result the muscle undergo atrophy.If reduced oxygenation is added to this then the process is speed up. I hope this helps