Case Discussion 報告者: R3 韓逸宏 臨床老師: 張仲豪醫師 報告日期: 2024/06/18
General data ID:958491 Age: 51 Gender: Female Marriage: Married Height: 162cm Weight:80->68kg (over 6months)
Chief complaint General weakness for 1 month
Present Illness Bilateral lower limbs weakness for weeks and the symptoms worsen after taking a long walk Associated with significant weight loss (10+kg over past 6 months), muscle soreness (Lower limbs > upper limbs), poor appetite , constipation and shortness of breath . Denied fever, chills, trauma, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, thyroid disease, focal weakness, headache or chest pain
Medical history Hypertension for +10 years at LMD Home BP: SBP:150-160 mmHg Under 4 classes of medications control - Bisoprolol 5mg 1# QD - Hydrochlorothiazide 0.5# QD - Valsartan/Amlodipine 80mg/5mg 1# QD
Family history Denied HTN, Type 2 DM, CAD, CKD or cancers
Personal history Allergy: denied Smoking: denied Alcohol: denied Betel nut: denied Occupation: Grandma ( 騙孫 x2)
Chest: symmetric movement Breath sound: clear Abdomen: hypoactive bowel sound no tenderness no rebound pain Skin: Bilateral lower leg pitting edema: 1+ Heart sound: regular, no murmur Conjunctiva: pale Sclera: anicteric Pupil: (+/+) No knocking pain Vital signs : BT: 36.1℃ HR: 69 bpm BP: 156/107 mmHg RR: 14/min Consciousness: E4V5M6 Physical examination Muscle power: 3 2 3 2
CXR 2024/5/21 Cardiomegaly. Pulmonary congestion.
EKG 5 /21
Brain CT 5/21 No strong evidence of intracranial abnormality
Microcytic anemia
AKI or CKD ? Severe hypokalemia: K:1.6 Elevated TnI , cause? Elevate CK, mild rhabdomyolysis ?
Q3: How does hypokalemia present?
Q3: How does hypokalemia present?
Tentative diagnosis Severe hypokalemia, (K:1.6 meq /L), cause to be determined Elevated cardiac enzyme and CPK, suspect hypokalemia/CAD related AKI or CKD ? Unintentional body weight loss (10kg in 6 months), cause? Hypertension, suspect secondary hypertension Microcytic anemia, Hb: 10.3 g/dL, MCV: 58.1 fL
A drenal vein sampling (AVS) AVS A/C Ratio result: > 4 is indicative of a unilateral source of aldosterone (15.6/2.4=6.5) < 4 is indicative of bilateral disease.
Final diagnosis Hypokalemia, suspect primary hyperaldosteronism, right adrenal myelolipoma and left adrenal adenoma Resistant hypertension, suspect primary hyperaldosteronism related Acute kidney injury, in recovery state Elevated cardiac enzyme, suspect CAD or hypokalemia related Unintentional weight loss, cause to be determined