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What Causes A High Blood Pressure?
my question is my stepdad of 61 was sent home after an earlier blood pressure reading of 72/52. after 30 mins and a cup of coffee it went to 132/82 after another 20 mins it went to 128/82 and was released. and er doc is sayin this is due to a caffeine addiction. does this even sound right? he woke up with this as a problem.
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
132/80 blood pressure is normal for a 60 year old if he doesn't have any other health issues like diabetes. just keep monitoring his blood pressure regularly. and ask him to cut down on caffeine as too much cause s anxiety
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