Cases Related To Blood Pressure - Part I

45-year-old woman with headache and facial swelling

Chart

45-year-old woman presents with a one-month history of headache and facial swelling (moon facies).

Cortisol levels are twice normal. Blood sugar is elevated. MRI shows a pituitary tumor.

patient illustration

Take a Blood Pressure Reading


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