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I'm sure any analysis is best left to an expert. (I'm not a doctor and I don't even play one on TV! ) Also, as others have said, the fluctuations in heart rate, which you weren't able to observe, play an important part if you have POTS.I don't know what to make of the readings i heard today. Maybe someone can help.
... but the weirdest reading i heard given out today was 98/90 :s
Below is a listing of the abnormalities observed and the normal values taken from Dr. David Streeten's book Orthostatic Disorders of the Circulation.
Normal sBP: recumbent: 100-142; Standing (4 min): 94-141; Orthostatic change: -19 to +11
Normal dBP: recumbent: 55-90; Standing: 61-97; Orthostatic change: -9 to +22
Normal P: recumbent: 54-96; Standing: 62-108; Orthostatic change: -6 to +27
Orthostatic systolic hypotension: fall in systolic blood pressure of 20 mmHg or more
Orthostatic diastolic hypotension: fall in diastolic BP of 10 mm Hg or more.
Orthostatic diastolic hypertension: rise in diastolic BP to 98 mm Hg or higher
Orthostatic narrowing of pulse pressure: reduction in pulse pressure to 18 mm Hg or lower.
Orthostatic postural tachycardia: increase in heart rate of 28 bpm or to greater than 110 b/min.
Reference [of Results]: Streeten DHP. Orthostatic disorders of the circulation. New York: Plenum, 1987:116.
[Abbreviations from above:
sBP = systolic blood pressure (top number)
dBP = diastolic blood pressure (bottom number)
P = pulse
recumbent = lying down
min = minutes
Orthostatic change = difference between lying down and standing
mm Hg = millimeters of mercury (pressure)
pulse pressure = difference between top and bottom number
bpm or b/min = beats per minute]
... the weirdest reading i heard given out today was 98/90 :s Glad its over it wasnt pleasant but it was necessary. Hugs all ~Sleepy
the weirdest reading i heard given out today was 98/90
Thanks TinyT! Yes was unpleasant test and I am grateful to someone who made me think about the perspective...this illness is more unpleasant . They had the tilt and encouraged me over the weekend while i was starting to panic. They never used medication. I think you mean vasidolator? Had heard it is used sometimes in CFS. No was never mentioned. I went huge energy dip last night and feeling pretty damn rough today but it's not anything I havent experienced before.
Wow the cardio thought little of it? This worries me. I know from home monitoring that on standing immediately i have increase HR of 30/40 bpm no idea what it did Tuesday and I guess I am glad I couldnt see the ecg or numbers my anxiety would have probably played part then. Not sure I have had what I can call a baseline since this all started. My functioning is very poor and am very limited in what I can do in a day. The twelve spoon theory isnt ideal i know but i wish i had 12 spoons in aday. I wish you luck with the neuro TinyT, this stuff isn't easy to live with and we need someone or something come alone to help, hugs ~Sleepy