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Background
A 52-year-old African-American man is brought to the emergency department by his family for evaluation of headache, nausea, blurry vision, and confusion. The patient is somnolent but arousable and oriented to person only.
His medical history is significant for morbid obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and prediabetes. His medications include nifedipine, chlorthalidone, and atorvastatin. His family history is notable for hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, transient ischemic attack (father), and diabetes (mother).
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Cite this: Basma Abdulhadi. A 52-Year-Old Man With Blurred Vision and Headache - Medscape - Feb 05, 2018.
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