A 85 year old female complaining of dizziness. Has a history of heart problems and suffered a moderate stroke(blood vessel in brain rupture) 6 year ago.
Vital sign: 105 for pulse rate/per min, 95/65 for blood pressure/mmHg, breathing rate of 22 cycle per min, temperature 36 degree.
What does she suffer from? and treatment?
2007-02-19 18:27:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
She should visit her physician. This list isn't a substitute for proper medical care.
2007-02-19 18:31:23 · answer #1 · answered by Behaviorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot get an online diagnosis. And you cannot get other people to do your homework for you. And here's a tip - if you insist on doing this, do it right.
85yo F c/o dizziness, h/o (you've got to name the heart problem). S/p hemorrhagic stroke secondary to ruptured cerebral aneurysm in 2001. V/S 36, 105, 22, 95/65.
2007-02-19 19:04:43 · answer #2 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a fairly low blood pressure for someone that age. The dizziness could be related to that.
There are so many things that can cause low blood pressure, and so many things that can cause dizziness, that it is hard to be more specific here. Here is a web site where you can enter some more of her information and get some more insight:
http://www.webmd.com/diseases_and_conditions/symptom_checker.htm
However, she is elderly and has a lot of medical problems, so the safest thing is for her to be seen by a doctor right away.
2007-02-19 18:54:55 · answer #3 · answered by vegan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dizziness could be a reaction to some of the medicines that she is taking or it could be an inner ear problem. Find out the medicines she is taking and look up the side affects to see if dizziness is a side affect. She may need a battery of tests to determine what is causing the dizziness if it continues.
2007-02-19 18:34:15 · answer #4 · answered by princeton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a clue and without examining her, doing lab work and probably some imaging nobody here is going to be able to give you an answer, either. The differential diagnosis of "dizzy" in elderly women with cardiovascular disease is staggering. She needs a workup by a doctor.
2007-02-19 19:05:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FIRST IT WOULD BE VERY RISKY TO DIAGNOSE THIS LADY WITH JUST THIS INFO.
IT SOUNDS LIKE CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, BUT WHO KNOWS AND ONLY AN IDIOT WOULD ATTEMPT TO TREAT WITH ONLY THIS INFORMATION.
2007-02-19 19:09:24 · answer #6 · answered by STEVE M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋