Dialysis Blood Pressure 1/2/2020, Part II

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Here are more blood pressure readings during today’s dialysis session:

Time Systolic DiastolicPulseNotes
8:15 am171??Sitting/legs up
8:45 am1468675Sitting up
9:15 am1358280Sitting up
9:45 am1458782Sitting up
10:15 am1498573Lying down
10:45 am1639969Sitting up
11:15 am1649972Sitting up
11:45 am1639671Sitting up
11:51 am172102?Sitting/legs up
11:54 am1449273Standing

One of the techs said my ending blood pressure was “perfect” even though I think it’s a bit high. Relative to sitting, I think it’s only up about 20 points when I stand. I’ll try measuring my blood pressure a few times tonight after I take the Olmsartan. Blood pressure is still high but better than what it was on Monday. Maybe the new medication is partially working already. It’s strange that my blood pressure increased about half-way through dialysis. Is whatever high blood pressure medication left in my bloodstream being flushed out by dialysis?

By the way, I mentioned to my dialysis nurse that I was prescribed a new blood pressure medication by my nephrologists and she said she has never heard of Olmesartan. I told her it was an ARB, similar to Losartan and Valsartan. She then mentioned that there was a huge recall recently. Great!

FDA Losartan Recall Information

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