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28th February 2025
A 69-year-old woman presents to the clinic with an 8-week history of bloating, abdominal cramping and breathlessness
A 69-year-old woman presents to the clinic with an 8-week history of bloating, abdominal cramping and breathlessness on exertion. She has lost 8 kg over the last couple of weeks. Her past medical history is only positive for hysterectomy 10 years ago and hypertension controlled with losartan 10 mg once a day.
Her blood results are given below:
| Hb | 86 g/L | (115 – 160) |
| Platelets | 145 x 10⁹/L | (150 – 400) |
| WBC | 13.1 x 10⁹/L | (4.0 – 11.0) |
| Na+ | 134 mmol/L | (135 – 145) |
| K+ | 5.1 mmol/L | (3.5 – 5.0) |
| Urea | 6.0 mmol/L | (2.0 – 7.0) |
| Creatinine | 111 µmol/L | (55 – 120) |
| CEA | 6.1 ng/mL | 0 – 2.9 ng/mL |
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