Elderly woman with shaking and high blood pressure seeks help, Waterloo IA
Medical EmergencyA 79-year-old woman is experiencing shaking, weakness, and high blood pressure after being sick for three days. She has a history of falls and was assessed for stroke but tested negative. She reports broken ribs from a recent fall and is currently taking aspirin.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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Female, says she can't keep anything down.
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She's been sick for three days.
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She's going to be waiting out front.
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She'll bring her list of medications with her.
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near Westburn, Rush.
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Thank you.
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34, bringing you a constant alert, 79-year-old female patient.
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She was at home with family this evening, standing in the kitchen when she said it became very shaky.
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Family and sister took the chair, and patient said that she was feeling weak.
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Patient has been dealing with some weakness lately and frequent falls, but she's not usually shaky.
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We did do a stroke assessment and was negative for us.
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Family thought that there may have been some left-side weakness initially prior to 334's arrival on scene.
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We had plans and vitals, found that she was quite hypertensive.
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Our last blood pressure reading was 195 over 79.
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Family said that was not typical for her.
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She was able to ambulate pretty well with minimal assistance to the cot.
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Once we got the end of them, I did do a 12-lead that showed right bundle branch block.
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Patient is unsure if she's ever been told she has that previously.
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She doesn't have any chest pain except for when she coughs, but she does have broken ribs from her recent fall.
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We did give four baby aspirin just to be safe currently.
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