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Bp 138 over 89?? is this not high my doctor didn't say anything but i thought this was high why is she not worried for my age??

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Dr. James Burns answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

An isolated: blood pressure like that is nothing to be concerned about unless the trend stays high. You need to check your blood pressure 3 times/week for 2-3 weeks taken by the same observer and see what the average is before becoming overly concerned.

Answered 6/18/2014

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