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Adi Kartolo. University of Ottawa. Initial Presentation. 42-year-old African-American male with type 2 diabetes
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AdiKartolo University of Ottawa
Initial Presentation • 42-year-old African-American male with type 2 diabetes • Chief Complaint: increasing body weight (15 pounds) and increasing fatigue over the past 12 weeks, having hard time walking one flight of stairs or over three blocks to the neighbourhood grocery store.
Hx Past medical Hx: • 8 mg rosiglitazone and 10 mg clozapine daily • Diagnosed with hypertension at the age of 32 • Hospitalized with acute psychosis 28 years ago (no recent relapses) • A history of schizophrenia and stroke
Hx cont’d Family Hx: • Father died with end-stage renal disease and sudden cardiac death at age 53 • Mother is alive but has diabetes, hypertension and a previous stroke at age 74
Hx cont’d Social/Occupational Hx: • Short-order cook at a local cafeteria • Sedentary lifestyle with no recreational physical activity at all • Smokes one pack of cigarettes/day for 31 yrs • Doesn’t consume alcohol anymore (heavy alcohol use 12 years prior) • No recent history of substance abuse
Physical Findings • BMI: 32.6 (height 70 inches; weight: 227 lbs) • Waist circumference: 42 inches • BP: 154/96 mmHg • HR: 84 irregular beats/minute • RR: 12 breaths/minute • Normal body temperature
DDx • What test should we order? • What organs should we check for?
More Examination • Lungs are clear to auscultation and percussion, no rales or wheezes • No focal motor or sensory deficits • No tumor or lesion found • BP remains at around 154/96 mmHg
Blood Test Lipid: • Triglycerides = 163 mg/dl (normal: 90-150) • Cholesterol= 240 mg/dl (normal: less than 200) • HDL = 54 mg/dl (normal: 44 for male; 55 for female) • LDL = 153 mg/dl (normal: 130, borderline: 130-159, high risk: 160 and above)
Blood Test Cont’d • HbA1C = 7.6% (less than 7% is normal; above 9% shows poor control; above 12% shows very poor control) • Serum creatinine = 1.1 mg/dl (normal value = 0.8-1.4 mg/dl)
Blood Test Cont’d • GFR= 95 ml/min/1.73 m2 • Reference table
Echocardiography • Ef = 58% (normal range 55-70%) • Mitral valve Doppler pattern consistent with mild diastolic dysfunction. • Slightly enlarged left ventricle
Diagnosis!! ???
Diagnosis • Hypertensive heart disease (at risk) complicated by diabetes mellitus • May have some degree of coronary artery disease • At risk for pulmonary edema due to hypertensive heart disease
Treatment ???
Treatment • Referral to a nutritionist for diet program • Monitored exercise program • Statin therapy • Anti-diabetic medication • Combination anti-hypertensive therapy