Answer: When Mr. Miller inquires if he should continue to restrict his sodium after his transplant, you reply SINCE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE IS STILL ELEVATED,YOU NEED TO REDUCE YOUR SODIUM INTAKE TO 2.0 to 2.4g/day
Explanation: Eating salt or other foods high in sodium raises the amount of sodium in your bloodstream and wrecks the delicate balance, this reduces the ability of your kidneys to remove the water accumulated in the body, the result is a higher blood pressure due to the extra fluid and extra strain on the delicate blood vessels leading to the kidneys.
If one eats too much salt, the extra water stored in the body raises the blood pressure. So, the more the sodium consumption, the higher the blood pressure. The higher the blood pressure, the greater the strain on your heart, arteries, kidneys and brain. This can lead to heart attacks, strokes, dementia and kidney disease.
Since Miller already has a kidney disease which requires a transplant, consuming more sodium will overload/overwork the already diseased kidney.