| Re: what blood pressure reading means you need to go to the emergency room?
I think it depends on what symptoms (if any) you are experiencing with the High BP. If I had a pressure of 170+/100+ I would probably call my doctor and ask to get in that day - especially if it stayed there. If I had a pressure of 180/100 I'd probably go to the ER. However, I would also go to the ER if I found myself having a difficult time breathing and rapid pulse with a BP as low as 140/90 (but that also sounds a bit like a panic attack). In short - that's a hard question to answer. You might call the hospital nurse line if you need some help discerning.
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