ea0028p35 | Clinical biochemistry | SFEBES2012
Sara Jaskanwal
, Jenkins Matt
, Chohan Tanveer
, Jolly Karan
, Shepherd Lisa
, Shakher Jayadave
This is a case of a 49 year old obese Caucasian female who was referred to an endocrinology clinic for investigation of Cushings syndrome, based on raised blood pressure and cushingnoid facies. The patient had underlying schizophrenia and was stable on clozapine. Her blood pressure was 150/99 mmHg on bendrofluoriomethiazide and candesartan. Her 24 hour urinary free cortisol was normal but 24 hour urinary free noradrenaline was elevated at 835 nmol (76561) with norm...