Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Lisinopril as follows:
- Observe compliance with regular lab work ordered. Since the drug can lead to high potassium levels in the body, potassium levels in the blood could be closely monitored. Also, as kidneys are the main source of elimination of the drug, renal function could be periodically monitored.
- Keep a watch on the volume of urine output, at least for the initial one month or two of starting on this medication. Void into a urinal and keeping a log of the volume on every voiding. Report to your physician, in case any gross diminishing in urine volume has been noted.
- Take a blood pressure reading always before you take the pill. Maintain a log of every day blood pressure reading. If the blood pressure is too low, you can defer taking the medication for that dose. Notify your doctor, if more of such occurrences are happening, so that, your medication dose could be revised.
