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A High Bp And Diabetic Patient Wakes Up With Mouth Full Of Blood And Sore Tonsils. What Could This Mean?
I have a friend who has waken up the past 10 Days with a mouth fulll of blood. He says his tonsils are very sore now for the past day. He has high blood pressure and type 2 Diabetes. He is Jamaican. What are some possibilities please??? I'm really concerned for him.
Tue, 7 Jan 2014
Hi,
Waking up with mouth full of blood could be related to sore and swollen infected tonsils.
Another cause could be related to lung problems, as complication of high blood pressure and/or diabetes.
In such cases, his state should be further evaluated by an ENT specialist. If nothing, then, should :
- consult cardiologist
- run EKG, cardiac echo
- do chest X-ray
All the best to your friend!
Dr.Alba
Waking up with mouth full of blood could be related to sore and swollen infected tonsils.
Another cause could be related to lung problems, as complication of high blood pressure and/or diabetes.
In such cases, his state should be further evaluated by an ENT specialist. If nothing, then, should :
- consult cardiologist
- run EKG, cardiac echo
- do chest X-ray
All the best to your friend!
Dr.Alba
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