A 53-Year-Old Woman with Hypertension and Hypokalaemia
A 53-year-old woman has been visiting her GP with symptoms of tiredness, muscle weakness and headaches. She is known to be hypertensive and takes amlodipine to control this. Her blood results today show that her potassium level is low at 3.0 mmol/L, and her sodium...
A 40-Year-Old Woman with Intermittent Hypertension and Sweating
A 40-year-old woman presents with intermittent episodes of severe sweating, palpitations and an associated feeling of panic and anxiety. She measured her blood pressure at home during one of these episodes and found it to be 196/118 mmHg. You measure it today and find...
Headache and Hypertension in a 62-Year-Old Woman
A 62-year-old woman presents to your GP surgery complaining of dysuria. She has had previous UTIs and reports that her symptoms are similar to past episodes. You dipstick her urine and note the following results: Protein +++ Ketones + Blood ++ Leucocytes ++ Nitrites...
