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What to do if i have hypertension and hyperventillation?

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Dr. Harold Bacchus answered

Specializes in Occupational Medicine

Hyperventilation: breath in a brown paper bag; then go to family dr clinic.

Answered 6/6/2014

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Not Related: H.yperventilation does not affect your Hypertension.If you are having symptoms you need to breathe in a brown bag to control the symptoms and need to be evaluated for the cause and most of the time it is due to anxiety and needs long term treatment by psychiatrist But if it is acute you need to be evaluated in ER as it can cause metabolic alkalosis and hypocalcimia It is due to loss of co2 other m

Answered 12/23/2015

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

HTN hyperventilation: 33 from CA asks what 2 do if HTN & hyperventilation. These sometimes go to gather in anxious people. Holding breath may increase BP and hyper ventilation may lower it. 1 way 2 stop Sx of hype vent (anxiety, numbness around mouth and fingers, rapid heart rate) is to get a paper bag.Put it over your mouth and nose and breath into it till you feel better. Hyper vent blows off C02 but stays in bag

Answered 11/27/2017

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Dr. Atique Mirza answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

BP ; breathing: Hypertentsion: high blood pressure. Hyperventilation : increased rate of breathing than usual.

Answered 5/5/2014

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