Re: Still waiting on test results...

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Your K is low at 3.5 which is classical for PA. CE Grim MD Still waiting on results from aldo and renin. Dr. office called and said basic metabolic panel came back and everything was normal. (potassium was at 3.5) My question is, would there be anything out of the normal range on metabolic panel with pa? I am very anxious to hear results, and am wondering if this is an indicator?

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Yes it is on the low side... I was taken off of hydrochlorithiazide about 2

weeks before potassium was tested, so I am assuming the diuretic would not still

be making my K drop?? Had been on the Hydrochlorithiazide for many months.

After coming off of it my HR (which was sometimes at 140) has come down to

normal. Apparently this drug was not for me!

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> > Still waiting on results from aldo and renin. Dr. office called and

> > said basic metabolic panel came back and everything was normal.

> > (potassium was at 3.5) My question is, would there be anything out

> > of the normal range on metabolic panel with pa? I am very anxious to

> > hear results, and am wondering if this is an indicator?

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Did they check potassium while on the hydrochlorithiazide? Did they check it

before starting it? If you have PA hydrochlorithiazide will most likey cause low

potassium?

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> > > said basic metabolic panel came back and everything was normal.

> > > (potassium was at 3.5) My question is, would there be anything out

> > > of the normal range on metabolic panel with pa? I am very anxious to

> > > hear results, and am wondering if this is an indicator?

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[Guest guest]

Yes they checked it while on hctz. The potassium levels I have had since being

on it have been at the lowest 2.7 and the highest 4.4 (when it was at 4.4, I was

on a bp medication that helps with potssium, Losartan Potassium 50mg.) K was

3.4 before starting hctz.

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> > > > said basic metabolic panel came back and everything was normal.

> > > > (potassium was at 3.5) My question is, would there be anything out

> > > > of the normal range on metabolic panel with pa? I am very anxious to

> > > > hear results, and am wondering if this is an indicator?

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Need to know what you are taking for Meds. Some will change results for tests

done for PA.

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> > > > > (potassium was at 3.5) My question is, would there be anything out

> > > > > of the normal range on metabolic panel with pa? I am very anxious to

> > > > > hear results, and am wondering if this is an indicator?

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[Guest guest]

Looks like there is very little potassium losartan potassium 25 mg, 50 mg and

100 mg tablets contain potassium in the following amounts: 2.12 mg (0.054 mEq),

4.24 mg (0.108 mEq) and 8.48 mg (0.216 mEq), respectively.

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[Guest guest]

I have read the article although Im having difficulty understanding some of the

technical terms. I read the section on why bp meds have a difficult time

controlling PA bp. I did not know that hctz was an ARB, maybe that explains why

I felt worse while taking it. Currently I am on Hydralizine.(switched from

Losartan 3 weeks before test) I was also on HCTZ 12.5mg but it was discontinued

about 2 weeks before test due to rapid heart rate.(cardiologist seemed to think

i was dehydrated) From what i understand Hydralizine should not affect the

results. I thought HCTZ did, but my dr. argued that it does not.

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> > > > > > > > of the normal range on metabolic panel with pa? I am very

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