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Suggest Medication For Controlling High Blood Pressure In A Person With Single Kidney
My husband has one kidney. He had the other removed when he was a baby. He was in an accident about a little over a year ago. This accident has caused him to get an amputation. from all that has happened he now has high blood pressure. Is it true that the doctor cannot place him on any medicine due to the fact that has one kidney? If so, what home remedies can he take?
Mon, 1 Aug 2016
Hello ,
It's a misconception that anti hypertensive medications cannot be given in Single kidney ,
Rather blood pressure should be aggressively controlled and kept below 135 / 85 by all means , because it's a priority to save the single kidney from ill effects of hypertension.
Calcium channel blockers , beta blockers would be safest if you are in a place where monitoring is not available.
After ruling out renal artery stenosis in that artery , ACE inhibitors and ARB are the first choice .
You may consider decreasing salt in his diet for home remedy along with medication.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
It's a misconception that anti hypertensive medications cannot be given in Single kidney ,
Rather blood pressure should be aggressively controlled and kept below 135 / 85 by all means , because it's a priority to save the single kidney from ill effects of hypertension.
Calcium channel blockers , beta blockers would be safest if you are in a place where monitoring is not available.
After ruling out renal artery stenosis in that artery , ACE inhibitors and ARB are the first choice .
You may consider decreasing salt in his diet for home remedy along with medication.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
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