What was decided
Continue lisinopril 10 mg daily for essential hypertension.
Results
the panel, in plain language.
Paul Wallace’s basic metabolic panel at Southeast Medical is in range. Creatinine is 0.9 mg/dL. Each number below has one sentence for the person who has to live with it.
Illustrative record · not a live chart
basic metabolic panel.
Sodium
139 mmol/L
This salt level in your blood is in the usual range.
Potassium
4.1 mmol/L
This level, which helps your heart keep a steady rhythm, is in the usual range.
Chloride
102 mmol/L
This partner to sodium is in the usual range.
Carbon dioxide
25 mmol/L
This is the bicarbonate that keeps your blood from getting too acidic, and it is in the usual range.
Glucose
96 mg/dL
This is the sugar in your blood at the time of the draw, and it is in the usual range.
BUN
14 mg/dL
This waste product your kidneys clear is in the usual range.
Creatinine
0.9 mg/dL
This measure of how your kidneys are filtering is in the usual range.
Calcium
9.4 mg/dL
The calcium in your blood is in the usual range.
After the visit
what southeast medical decided.
What to do tonight
Take your lisinopril, and write down a home blood pressure if you check it.
When to come back
Keep home readings for two weeks, and come back in one month. Thursday at 9:00 is already on the book.