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What Causes Sudden High BP?

I have been having high blood pressure all of a sudden. I have began the low sodium DASH Diet. I ve been on it for a 3 weeks and have been switched twice from high blood pressure meds and still am having high blood pressure . I have gone through numerous ct scans and labs (over 35 different lab blood draws)and testing and doctors initially thought adrenal tumor but that was not the case, thought possible heart condition but that was not the case and in doing all the testing, scans, and labs they only found this - labs: slight elevation in aldosterone (doctor not convinced it was a significant amount of elevation to cause the blood pressure to be as elevated as it was 223/143 while on a calcium blocker med) ct angio chest +Abd+Pelvis w Contrast: heterogeneous enlarged uterus with prominent lower uterine segment/cervix. Pelvic ultrasound can further characterize. I would like to know what that is/means and if could be a cause of the high blood pressure
Wed, 29 Jul 2015
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Welcome at HCM...
I have gone through your query and being your doctor I completely understand your health concerns...
What is your age? Any family history of hypertension? Are you taking any drugs other than antihypertensive?
As far as management of hypertension is concerned it requires the identification of cause of hypertension and then controlling it in normal limits....
Based upon the data you have provided I don't think enlarged uterus is the cause of your hypertension... It is very important to rule out all the possible causes of secondary hypertension before labelling a patient with a diagnosis of essential hypertension....
Meet your doctor...you kidneys , renal arteries, adrenal glands need to be checked. Apart from this hypertension does occur in variety of endocrinological causes..so you should also be assessed in other lines....
Meanwhile stay calm and continue with your medications... Your blood pressure needs to be controlled in normal limits whatever the cause is.
Decrease salt intake do regular exercise and regularly meet your doctor, your medicines needs to be adjusted till your blood pressure gets in normal limits...
Hope your query is adequately answered..
Stay safe
Regards
Dr Saad Sultan.
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What Causes Sudden High BP?

Welcome at HCM... I have gone through your query and being your doctor I completely understand your health concerns... What is your age? Any family history of hypertension? Are you taking any drugs other than antihypertensive? As far as management of hypertension is concerned it requires the identification of cause of hypertension and then controlling it in normal limits.... Based upon the data you have provided I don t think enlarged uterus is the cause of your hypertension... It is very important to rule out all the possible causes of secondary hypertension before labelling a patient with a diagnosis of essential hypertension.... Meet your doctor...you kidneys , renal arteries, adrenal glands need to be checked. Apart from this hypertension does occur in variety of endocrinological causes..so you should also be assessed in other lines.... Meanwhile stay calm and continue with your medications... Your blood pressure needs to be controlled in normal limits whatever the cause is. Decrease salt intake do regular exercise and regularly meet your doctor, your medicines needs to be adjusted till your blood pressure gets in normal limits... Hope your query is adequately answered.. Stay safe Regards Dr Saad Sultan.