Make the Dx: Struggling to stand

By MDLinx staff
Published September 27, 2023
Sleepy young woman

Key Takeaways

A 34-year-old female social worker presents to an ambulatory care center for evaluation of a 3-month history of fatigue, weight gain, and difficulty standing from a seated position. She states she is otherwise healthy, but she does not have a primary care physician and has not had a physical examination since her last pregnancy 12 years ago.

She has had oligomenorrhea since adolescence, and attempted pregnancy for 4 years before conceiving. She is on no medications. 

On physical examination, blood pressure is 160/110 mmHg. Facial plethora was confirmed based on her driver’s license photo from 3 years ago.

Prominent abdominal obesity is present without cutaneous striae. There is no hirsutism. Preliminary laboratory testing shows mild hypokalemia and hyperglycemia. The pregnancy test was negative.

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