My diastolic blood pressure has been 50 and has gone down to 45. My heart rate is high and at rest is in the 120's. I'm in medical school and have learned that heart reate should follow blood pressure. Why is mine not, and should I seek medical help? How low is too low for diastolic blood pressure?
2006-06-06 08:07:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
My systolic blood pressure is between 105 to 110
2006-06-06 08:21:18 · update #1
scaryclairy....heart rate does compensate for changes in blood pressure!!! I've been in med school for 3 yrs. with a 3.8 grade point average..how bout you?
2006-06-06 11:14:08 · update #2
It sounds like you are hypovolemic; your heart is trying to pump the blood around faster to maintain the BP as normal as possible for major organ perfusion.
Are you on vasodilating meds or running fevers? It can displace fluids to the periphery and cause the same s/s.
Pre-doctor don't heal thyself. Have it checked out. Something's gotta give.
2006-06-06 21:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by cavu_13 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋
well, a resting heart rate in the 120's is not good when it normally should be between 60-90. Having a low diastolic blood BP may not be that bad depending on how it compares to systolic. If they're really close together or really far apart it is not good. I am an EMT, and if you were my patient, I would definitely have you go to the hospital and I would definitely put you on the EKG monitor to check your heart out. That is if you called EMS in the first place. If you're experiencing no symptoms such as described by other posters here, just see your doctor.
2006-06-06 08:16:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 03:58:19 · answer #3 · answered by MaryBeth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Low blood pressure is only bad if it bothers you.(dizzy, naseau,passing out) Your resting heart rate is too high. BUT,
you are under a lot of pressure in school. For your peace of mind I would have a check up. If you think med school is tough wait til you start interning.
2006-06-06 09:14:39 · answer #4 · answered by Mache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
low blood pressure is defined primarily by signs and symptoms of low blood flow. In fact, some individuals may have a blood pressure of 90/50 and have no signs or symptoms of low blood pressure
. For example, if insufficient blood flows to the brain, brain cells do not receive enough oxygen and nutrients, and a person can feel light-headed, dizzy, or even faint.
if youre having any of these symptoms see your Dr,
2006-06-06 08:17:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, firstly if you experience any kind of problems, such as dizziness or vertigo or light headedness, maybe darkening of your sight, then you should see a physician. But if you are asymptomatic, then I don't think there is anything to worry about. Besides it is recommended that people have their blood pressure under 110/70 mm-Hg. So nothing's wrong, unless you feel sick.
2006-06-06 08:11:50 · answer #6 · answered by berker c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you get dizzy when you stand up quickly? If so, it sounds like your HR is high because it is compensating for a low blood volume. Dark, concentrated urine would confirm this.
Try drinking more water & check your BP 3 times in the same day at home - once in morning, once in afternoon, & once at night to see if it fluctuates. Normally I'm more worried if both your HR & BP is up. Also, be sure to give your systolic BP next time.
2006-06-06 08:12:44 · answer #7 · answered by jml3148 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me that your body is not regulating its heart rate as expected. As you know from anatomy and physiology, the heart is regulated by the vagus nerve which innervates the heart parasympathetically. There are several medications that can help regulate heart rate. If you have a history of heart problems or your family does, possibly this is genetically related and you should see a cardiologist to examine you more closesly to see if something bigger is happening.
2006-06-06 08:54:49 · answer #8 · answered by Bhaje 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why can you not look this up in ANY physiology text book. Don't you know that as BP goes down, HR goes up. Makes sense. So the reason ur heart rate is high is ur BP is low.
And either you need to do A LOT of work, or you need to stop fibbing ur in med school.
2006-06-06 08:34:25 · answer #9 · answered by scaryclairy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's certainly worth getting it checked out, although not everybody is "average" in terms of 72 bpm and 120/80. My heart beat has always been slow - around 60 bpm, but there is nothing medically wrong with me
2006-06-06 08:11:14 · answer #10 · answered by Perkins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋