This patient has chronic (6 weeks) symptomatic hypotension while not coincidentally on three BP meds: a diuretic, a beta blocker, and an ACE inhibitor. The most likely explanation and easiest/fastest intervention is to reduce her polypharmacy.
vshummySure.. while we ignore her coarctation.... I mean I get it, stop the hypotension first but. +1
derpymd@vshummy She has subclavian steal syndrome, not coarctation. Otherwise, yes, stop the hypotension -- address the SSS when she's hemodynamically stable+2
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This patient has chronic (6 weeks) symptomatic hypotension while not coincidentally on three BP meds: a diuretic, a beta blocker, and an ACE inhibitor. The most likely explanation and easiest/fastest intervention is to reduce her polypharmacy.