I m 46 years old with high blood pressure (today was 163/93 and 97 heart rate). I m on meds now and the doctor said something about my last kidney count was rather high. I m going back in for a follow up in a couple weeks. What is the possible issue with the kidney count? I d like to understand enough to know what the doctor is talking about and what to ask her. Mahalo!
Hello, High blood pressure for a long time affect end organ damage like kidney disease, heart disease and brain disease. Your last blood pressure monitoring is high with Chat Doctor.  You should change or upgrade the medicine to control blood pressure.Meanwhile, your creatinine level is a little high but you didn't mention the level. Generally serum creatinine level less or equal to 1.4 is considered normal. If creatinine is higher than 1.4 then you have to investigate properly to find out father its temporary or permanent. Temporarily due to so many causes, serum creatinine level varies so don't be panic and find out the cause and treat according to that. But if its permanent then better you go for USG abdomen for kidney size along with urine albumin test. If botChatDoctores positive then it means there is kidney disease, and you have to careful with your diet, habit, addiction and regular 