How do you manage severe intra-dialytic hypertension that is not responsive to dry weight challenge in an asymptomatic patient with ESKD?
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How do you manage severe intra-dialytic hypertension that is not responsive to dry weight challenge in an asymptomatic patient with ESKD?
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Nephrology · University Of California San Francisco Medical Center At Parnassus
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If the patient is truly not hypertensive at the start of treatment but becomes hypertensive during treatment (need solid evidence of this), then the best option would be an ACE or an ARB. If the blood pressure is high throughout then would continue to challenge dry weight as long as patient is able ...
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