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I really hope that stuff like “the commonest” doesn’t become one of the most common mistakes in HN headlines…
I'm confused, do you have issue with the word "commonest"? The American Heritage dictionary gives the positive, comparative, and superlative forms as common, commoner, and commonest. What's the mistake?
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And what happened? Did your blood pressure return to normal? Did the years of medication have any permanent side effects?
I still take one BP medication - 40mg of Lisinopril. My blood pressure numbers are much more "normal" - usually around 135/85. I seem to be caffeine sensitive in general. On days where I drink caffeine, my BP is ~15 points higher on the systolic side. It lasts the entire day. I may be a slow metabolizer. I've had a ton of anxiety over the years that seems to have vanished with the adrenalectomy. I was always on edge…
Kudos on your quest. Let's hope medical field improves diagnosing.
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I'm confused, do you have issue with the word "commonest"? The American Heritage dictionary gives the positive, comparative, and superlative forms as common, commoner, and commonest. What's the mistake?
I can only bring German school-level English to the table, but my instincts told me that someone played loose with what should be “the most common”.
I hope this mistake of correcting things that aren't mistakes doesn't become one of the most common mistakes in HN comments...
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I still take one BP medication - 40mg of Lisinopril. My blood pressure numbers are much more "normal" - usually around 135/85. I seem to be caffeine sensitive in general. On days where I drink caffeine, my BP is ~15 points higher on the systolic side. It lasts the entire day. I may be a slow metabolizer. I've had a ton of anxiety over the years that seems to have vanished with the adrenalectomy. I was always on edge…
Yes, lots of palpitations. To the point where I wore a monitor for a few days so that my cardiologist could evaluate. With hyperaldosteronism, because your body retains elevated levels of sodium, it dumps potassium. The low potassiums is probably the main cause of the palpitations. Low potassium is a marker for hyperaldosteronism.
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And what happened? Did your blood pressure return to normal? Did the years of medication have any permanent side effects?
I still take one BP medication - 40mg of Lisinopril. My blood pressure numbers are much more "normal" - usually around 135/85. I seem to be caffeine sensitive in general. On days where I drink caffeine, my BP is ~15 points higher on the systolic side. It lasts the entire day. I may be a slow metabolizer. I've had a ton of anxiety over the years that seems to have vanished with the adrenalectomy. I was always on edge…
Is the caffeine effect reproducible with tea or just coffee/energy drinks?
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I'm confused, do you have issue with the word "commonest"? The American Heritage dictionary gives the positive, comparative, and superlative forms as common, commoner, and commonest. What's the mistake?
I can only bring German school-level English to the table, but my instincts told me that someone played loose with what should be “the most common”.
Can someone who knows more about the field to comment on whether this is as revolutionary as it sounds?
- this only concerns 5 - 10% of all hypertension patients - ~50% of adult Americans have hypertension - scanning all medication-non-responders (= people suffering from "resistant hypertension") and operating on all of them to remove the causative nodules sounds like quite the tall order - doctors won't just suddenly start sending all the resistant hypertension patients to CTs to diagnose this cause, instead they will…
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I can only bring German school-level English to the table, but my instincts told me that someone played loose with what should be “the most common”.
Your instincts are incorrect, "commonest" is a valid word and it's being used correctly in the title of this article. I hope this mistake of correcting things that aren't mistakes doesn't become one of the most common mistakes in HN comments...
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I can only bring German school-level English to the table, but my instincts told me that someone played loose with what should be “the most common”.
Your instincts are incorrect, "commonest" is a valid word and it's being used correctly in the title of this article. I hope this mistake of correcting things that aren't mistakes doesn't become one of the most common mistakes in HN comments...
I concur with GP. IME, “most common” or “most fun” is generally looked upon as better form than “commonest”, or “funnest”. The latter catches the eye and not in a good way, having as it does the ring of childishness to it. Legal, sure. Proper? Nope.
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Your instincts are incorrect, "commonest" is a valid word and it's being used correctly in the title of this article. I hope this mistake of correcting things that aren't mistakes doesn't become one of the most common mistakes in HN comments...
I don’t understand your need to be rude after learning that someone is not a native speaker.
You're allowed to be rude but I am not? I don't want this to be a flame war, I want you to actually reflect on why you think you're allowed to be rude but I am not.