blood pressure and the DOT physical

I had a patient who had smoked most of his life. I had to go and give nebulizer treatments to him and other meds. One really snowy Christmas day, I went to see him and he had started smoking again. Had stopped a couple of weeks or so. Ask me why I was not raising cain like his doctor.

Told him, his choice, but it really would not make a difference.

Never lied to a patient.

 

They already have didn't you hear?

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...h-corner/94321-poll-do-you-smoke-did-you.html

 

It's funny you should mention that. Some " X-purts " go both ways. I read an article that said eating carrots can prevent some types of cancer, but if you eat to many carrots it can cause some types of cancer.

 

I guess they covered all the bases on that one didn't they!

 

ROFLMAO! I HAD forgotten that thread!

"Moderation in ALL things!"

 

A old timer told me that oatmeal, lowers blood pressure and colesterol. I,m been eating oatmeal before dot physicals, it lowers b/p about 20 or so points. I eat a few packs of instant oatmeal, a couple days before.

 

If you are still around on the board, and C1 Didnt kill you, lol, I would love to hear about your time there. I went there, got my cdl and , no years later look back at the nighmare. There are better ways than C1 to get a cdl.

 

If You Donate Blood Then Take Your Dot Physical Immediately After, It Should Your Lower Your BP (TEMPORARILY).... Think Of It As A Pipe That Has Lost Water Pressure. What Do You Guys Think?

 

I would strongly doubt it. You are donating VOLUME and you are measured for PRESSURE. I believe your arteries and vessels would compensate for the missing volume. Of course this is JUST my opinion.

 

I took 2 BP pills. I got it down to 138/86.