Low Blood Pressure

[coleen]

My Dad is suffering from extremely low blood pressure. It seems to have stablised a bit this morning (127 / 55), but last night it dropped to 95 / 55. He is obviously extremely tired as well. Any advise???

[dllera]

Hi Coleen. It is interesting that PSP does cause low blood pressure - but I would watch it -that's pretty low- My advice is to take his temperature frequently. Many nurses will tell you not to worry about a fever that is low grade (99) but you must watch that -- a low grade fever is consistant with aspiration pnueomonia and UTI's. Any infection can go Sepsis quickly - -Has your dad had any infections recently? Keep taking his vitals - blood pressure and up and down & fevers can tell you that there is an infection and/or the body is having a hard time regulating itself. My advise is to take vitals everytime you administer medications (before administering) so that you can get a good reading. You may also want to take a listen to the lungs. Start charting it so you can share the info with the nurse or doctor and then any treatment decisions can be made.

[coleen]

Hi Dllera

Thanks so much for your advise. My Dad's b/pressure has now dropped to 80/40 and he is not very responsive. His Doctor will be making a house call today. Lists of all his medication on hand. My Dad has not had any infections lately. He did, however, have a permanent catheter inserted last week, but this was done with a local only. I will, however, ask my Mom to monitor his temperature as well. Will keep you posted.

[Hidden]

Always check for infection when somethng unusual happens quickly. Try UTI, a sample to the GP -as it is the quickest one to check.Mum only has issues like this when something is brewing. Is he on BP tablets? Tell the GP if he is as low BP is a frequent problem too and he may need to come off them. This all happened to my mum last year. Hope this helps.