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by Johnwen » Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:57 am
Going back to your NEWBIE post you stated your BP was 146/117 This give’s you a pulse pressure (PP) of 29. Rule of thumb is PP should be within 5 points of age. So if your 24 to 34 your in range however the Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) should not exceed 80 which means this is in the danger range (RED). High DBP and low PP is usually the results of high volume of fluids in the blood. Ie. Too much blood! Which means when the heart relaxes the excess fluid pressure remains high because it’s too much for the body to use. So the standard and first line treatment is to lower the volume by kicking the kidney’s into high gear to get rid of the excess fluid.
Which is why your doc has put you on indapamide which is a diuretic ( water pill ) to get the fluids down in hopes of reducing you DBP and the systolic also.
Think of a pump pushing against a full tank of water it has to work harder then if the tank only had a low level of water in it. Reduce the water levels take the load off the pump!
Hope this helps with your understanding!
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