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Is Low Diastolic Blood Pressure common with Stage 3 or 4 CKD?

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Nov 10 10:13am | Replies (160)
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@billchitwood

Bill is 89 and doesn't want dialysis if it comes to that or a transplant (I would doubt he would be eligible for one anyway). Weird thing was his GFR going from 42 in ER and they quickly climbing to 67 while hospitalized for 4 days. No idea what it is now.

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l0lag0lag0b3 | @l0lag0lag0b3 | Oct 2, 2022

Could very well be is that he is severely dehydrated

Dehydration causes incorrect GFR values to be displayed when blood test is done, - Hence it is always advisable to drink a lot of water before going for blood test.

I drink 16 to 18 ounces of water prior to my early morning testing fasting.

Also when you are hospitalized they right away administer the saline drip into your blood system which addresses any dehydration .. so GFR of 67 is a good number. Just make sure Bill somehow drinks lot of water before going in for the next test.

Medicare clearly tells you to look for a kidney donor when GFR is below 20 and when GFR is hovers near 10 then you are pretty much in the dialysis zone.

I am not a doctor but I personally feel Bill is far far away to even think about Dialysis, just make sure he is hydrated and stays on a healthy diet.

Regards

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