Re: New Blood Work numbers

[Guest guest]

Looks like you still have PA.

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> Hi, As some of you might remember my Neph re-ran my blood work on me... Here

are the results:

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> June 8th (while on nifedipine 30 mg and bystolic 5mg)

> Plasma Renin .38 (.25-5) normal range

> PRA Also Ratio 78 (.9-.28.9) normal range

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> this is the only info I could get out of the nurse. My appotinment is Wed.

afternoon. He wanted to rerun the blood work at 8am to see if test results were

still consistent with the previous ones done at 10am.... they were:

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> May 9th (while on diovan 10mg(?) and bystolic 10 mg)

> Aldo/PRA 107 and Renin .14

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> As you can see my renin is back in normal range. not sure what that means for

me.

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> guess i will see what my next step will be on Wed..... I'll let you guys know

what he says.

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> 38yrs

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[Guest guest]

Unless you have 24 hr urines on each study day for Na and K and creatinine it is very hard to interpret these. Trust this was done?Were you DASHing before June 8th. That will increase renin some depending on how hard you DASH.Still have PA it looks like to me. On Jun 18, 2012, at 2:53 PM, catherinekerth1 wrote: Hi, As some of you might remember my Neph re-ran my blood work on me... Here are the results: June 8th (while on nifedipine 30 mg and bystolic 5mg) Plasma Renin .38 (.25-5) normal range PRA Also Ratio 78 (.9-.28.9) normal range this is the only info I could get out of the nurse. My appotinment is Wed. afternoon. He wanted to rerun the blood work at 8am to see if test results were still consistent with the previous ones done at 10am.... they were: May 9th (while on diovan 10mg(?) and bystolic 10 mg) Aldo/PRA 107 and Renin .14 As you can see my renin is back in normal range. not sure what that means for me. guess i will see what my next step will be on Wed..... I'll let you guys know what he says. 38yrs