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French Visitor with Complex Presentation
- An elderly woman visiting from France presented with nausea, vomiting, and severe hypertension.
- The difficulty in clinical reasoning was compounded by language barriers and the patient's confusion.
Primary Hypertension Limits
- Primary hypertension alone does not cause acute symptoms or emergencies.
- Acute or secondary hypertension, or an additional acute cause, must be present to explain such presentations.
Approach Hyponatremia Carefully
- Assume hyponatremia is hypotonic and involves excess water.
- Confirm elevated urine osmolality to assess ADH effect before diagnosing causes like SIADH.