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Can High Blood Pressure Cause Bleeding In Tongue And Nose?
I am a 59 year old woman in good health, although I do have cholesterol level of 275. I usually drink 2 or 3 glasses of red wine a night with my husband at dinner. Last week I noticed a black and blue mark on my stomach. I could not imagine where I got this from because it is in a place where I push the shopping cart in the supermarket. There is nothing else in my house that height that I could have been cleaning. On Friday, I was eating some chips and ice and I must have stabbed my self with either a chip or the ice because I didn`t feel it. (I think my tongue was somewhat numb from the ice.) I had to stop the bleed with ice. This morning around 5am I woke up and had a small amount of blood dribbling from my nose. I thought I must have hit myself while my arm while I was sleeping. It stopped immediately. My pressure is generally good 120/80 but now I am wondering if all these bleeds are from high blood pressure?? I usually take a baby aspirin a day but I stopped after the episode with the tongue last Friday. Could I have had a TIA from the nosebleed?
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms seem to be related to a coagulation disorder (including kidney dysfunction).
High blood pressure can not be excluded too, considering nose bleeding, but not the mark on your abdominal skin or the prolonged tongue bleeding.
I would recommend consulting as soon as possible with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- complete blood count for platelet count
- coagulation tests
- liver function tests
- kidney function tests
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
Thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms seem to be related to a coagulation disorder (including kidney dysfunction).
High blood pressure can not be excluded too, considering nose bleeding, but not the mark on your abdominal skin or the prolonged tongue bleeding.
I would recommend consulting as soon as possible with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- complete blood count for platelet count
- coagulation tests
- liver function tests
- kidney function tests
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
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