A 67-year-old man comes to see you in a general medical clinic. He presents with a 6-month history of epigastric pain | Medibuddy
18th July 2023

A 67-year-old man comes to see you in a general medical clinic. He presents with a 6-month history of epigastric pain

A 67-year-old man comes to see you in a general medical clinic. He presents with a 6-month history of epigastric pain, nausea, fatigue and swelling of his legs. He has no past medical history of note and is normally fit and well. On examination, you note bilateral pitting oedema to the mid-shins. The patient’s weight is 75kg and he reports that this has been stable.

You order some investigations for this patient. An ECG is normal. Echocardiography revealed an ejection fraction of 65%, normal appearance of the left and right ventricles with a normal estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure. Transient elastography of the liver reveals a fibrosis score of F0 (no fibrosis). He undergoes upper GI endoscopy, which shows giant mucosal folds in the gastric fundus and body.

His blood results are as follows:

Haemoglobin 127 130 – 180 g/​L ALT 35 <41 U/L
White cell count 8.7 4.5 to 11.0 × 10⁹/L ALP 110 30–130 U/L
Platelets 320 140 – 400 x10⁹/L Albumin 12 35–50 g/L
Urea 7.6 2.5 – 7.8 mmol/L Bilirubin 18 <21 μmol/L
Creatinine 83 59–104 μmol/L Chloride 85 98-106 mmol/L
Urine protein: creatinine ratio 6 <15 mg/mmol

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