Tag Archives: blood pressure

Check those BPs! (redux)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

This will be one of my more brief blog posts. Last May I wrote about the discovery of malignant hypertension in three patients who presented for tooth extractions.  All of them had systolics over 200 and diastolics over 120!  Yeeeeee-ikes!  … Continue reading →

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Check Those BPs!

Posted on May 14, 2011 by The Dental Warrior

Dentists Saving Lives In the past 2 weeks, I’ve had 3 patients needing extractions.  All three patients looked healthy enough.  But, their health histories indicated they were on medication for high blood pressure. I routinely take BPs before doing any … Continue reading →

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