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My brother had blood pressure 188/127 but he had no pain in any where so is that normal or its an emergency?

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Dr. Rick Koch answered

Not normal: Would classify as an urgency & he needs this evaluated. Please have him evaluated by a physician. There is a reason they call HTN the "silent killer".

Answered 6/10/2014

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