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Suggest Remedy For Persistent Low Blood Pressure
My son aged 43 diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in the right lung and lymph nodes. Went through radiation & chemo. PET scan showed cancer in pancreas. He is under Hospice care now. His blood pressure for the past two weeks getting very low, today was 93/54. Please tell me what I can expect now.
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
in this patient, there are 2 things to consider. one is sepsis which causing low blood pressure. Patients with terminal cancer are prone for sepsis. I would suggest a complete blood count and if WBC is high or low, search for source of infection and start antibiotics.
another possibility is adrenal failure due to metastatic deposits in the adrenal gland. in which case I would suggest 8 am cortisol with or without cosyntropin test and if suggestive, start steroids.
another possibility is adrenal failure due to metastatic deposits in the adrenal gland. in which case I would suggest 8 am cortisol with or without cosyntropin test and if suggestive, start steroids.
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