I took your father, or Art if you may, to the doctor today. When the nurse brought him in for a workup he weighed in at 145 lbs (66 kilos). His blood pressure was 79/46, 80/41 and 79/49, she took the readings three times because she couldn't believe that it was that low. His blood oxygen was 89 and finally when up to 92. Pulse was 96.
When he saw the doctor the obvious concern was the low blood pressure which the doctor said is causing his kidneys to fail. The doctor took him off of one of his two high blood pressure medicines and believes this should help raise his pressure. After reviewing his discharge papers from his last hospital stay the doctor stated that he was not going to do anything aggressive at this time and that he wanted to see him in 30 days for blood work and more tests on his kidney functions. The doctor told us that the low blood pressure was a concern but not in the danger range. The VA will send the home an appointment letter for his Dr and lab test times.
Ralph
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Doesn't it seem weird that he's taking high blood pressure medication? It must be that they're using it as a diuretic. If he's getting home health visits, they would be taking his BP, I would think. A five consecutive day recording would give a better picture than at the dr's office.
Home health does not come every day, Chris. They only come once or twice a week. The hospice nurse is scheduled to come once a week as well but can come more often if needed.
Forgot to add that we will be taking home health/hospice records to the doctor at his next appt - which will give him a better picture of what's happening with Dad.
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