Pt had htn with c/o burrning both feet finger overlaping

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burning feet in hypertensive patient causes differential: diabetic neuropathy, Fabry, erythromelalgia, amlodipine, B12

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"burning feet" OR "small fiber neuropathy" AND hypertension

Your note is brief, so I read it as a hypertensive patient with burning pain in both feet. I'm not sure what "finger overlapping" means, and I ask about it at the end. The bilateral symmetric distribution points first to a length-dependent small-fiber peripheral neuropathy, so the work-up is mainly about finding the cause.

Most likely causes

  1. Diabetes or prediabetes. This is the commonest cause of burning feet, and hypertension often comes with metabolic syndrome. Check fasting glucose, HbA1c, and an OGTT if borderline.
  2. Vitamin B deficiency. B12 is the main one, especially if the patient takes metformin or a PPI, drinks alcohol, or is vegetarian. B1, B6 and B5 (pantothenic acid) deficiency can also cause it. The textbooks describe the classic "burning feet" syndrome of nutritional melalgia, which responds to B-complex vitamins. - Goldman-Cecil Medicine, B5 (Pantothenic Acid); Henry's Clinical Diagnosis, Pantothenic Acid
  3. Drugs the patient takes for hypertension.
    • Hydralazine can cause a pyridoxine-responsive neuropathy.
    • Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (amlodipine, nifedipine) are linked to erythromelalgia-like burning, redness and warmth, plus ankle edema. This is from my own knowledge, not the library search.
  4. Erythromelalgia. This causes episodic burning pain, redness and warmth of the feet. It is worse with heat and relieved by cooling. Fitzpatrick's lists it with atherosclerosis and hypertension. It can be secondary to a myeloproliferative disorder such as polycythemia vera, so check the blood count. - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, Conditions with Cardiovascular and Cutaneous Manifestations; Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, Erythromelalgia
  5. Other causes.
    • Hypothyroidism
    • CKD or uremia, which matters because hypertension may be renal. Check creatinine, eGFR and urine protein.
    • Alcohol
    • Amyloidosis
    • Fabry disease, which causes burning acral pain, renal disease and hypertension, and is easy to miss
    • Peripheral arterial disease, if pain is worse with elevation or walking
    • Tarsal tunnel syndrome
    • Idiopathic small-fiber neuropathy
    Adams and Victor's lists several of these under painful sensory neuropathy. - Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, Causes of Painful Sensory Neuropathy

Suggested work-up

  • History:
    • Drug list and start dates, especially hydralazine and amlodipine
    • Alcohol and diet
    • Whether symptoms are worse at night, with heat, or with walking
    • Family history
  • Examination:
    • Pinprick, temperature, vibration and ankle reflexes
    • Foot pulses, skin color and temperature
    • Foot deformity
  • Tests:
    • Glucose and HbA1c
    • Vitamin B12 (add MMA if borderline)
    • CBC
    • TSH
    • Creatinine and eGFR
    • Electrolytes and LFTs
    • Urine protein
    • Consider SPEP, nerve conduction studies (which can be normal in small-fiber disease), skin biopsy, and alpha-galactosidase if there is renal involvement or a family history

Management

  • Treat the cause, for example glycemic control or B12 replacement.
  • Review the antihypertensive regimen if hydralazine or a calcium channel blocker is implicated.
  • For symptoms, options include:
    • Duloxetine
    • Pregabalin or gabapentin
    • A tricyclic antidepressant such as amitriptyline (use caution in older patients)
    • Topical capsaicin or lidocaine
    • Cooling measures for erythromelalgia
  • Give foot care advice and check footwear.

About "finger overlapping"

I'm not sure what this refers to. Which of these did you mean?
  • Overlapping toes or other foot deformity. This could be a clue to a structural or hereditary cause, such as pes cavus, which suggests Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy, or to a mechanical cause of the burning.
  • Overlapping fingers on the hands. This could point to a hereditary or congenital syndrome.
  • Something else, such as a typo or an exam finding.
If you tell me which, I can narrow the differential. If this is an exam or case question, the full vignette, with age, labs and medications, would help.
Recent evidence check: A quick PubMed search for recent systematic reviews turned up nothing that changes the above. The results were about small-fiber pathology in chronic pain (PMID 41114676), burning mouth syndrome (39518993), and foot burns in diabetes (36786194).

Pt on temlikind amlo still bp not reduce

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"resistant hypertension" AND "spironolactone"

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I'm assuming "Temlikind" is Telmikind, the telmisartan brand (Telmikind-AM is telmisartan + amlodipine). If it's something else, tell me.
This patient is on an ARB plus a calcium channel blocker with persistent high BP. That is not yet resistant hypertension. Resistant hypertension means BP above target despite three agents, including a diuretic, at optimal doses. - Goldman-Cecil Medicine, Drug-Resistant Hypertension; Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology, Resistant Hypertension

Step 1: Exclude pseudo-resistance

Most "uncontrolled" patients fall into this group. In trial screening, up to 9 in 10 patients first labelled resistant were excluded for suboptimal therapy, controlled BP on home or ambulatory monitoring, or non-adherence. - Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology
  • Check adherence. Non-adherence is very common in apparent treatment-resistant hypertension. - Goldman-Cecil Medicine
  • Check the measurement. Use the right cuff size, since a cuff that is too small overestimates BP. Confirm with home BP or ambulatory monitoring (ABPM) to exclude white-coat effect.
  • Check the doses. Are telmisartan and amlodipine at the maximum tolerated dose? For example, telmisartan 40 to 80 mg and amlodipine 5 to 10 mg.
  • Look for BP-raising drugs. This matters for your patient because of the burning feet. Ask about:
    • NSAIDs taken for the pain
    • Duloxetine, venlafaxine or tricyclics, which can raise BP
    • Decongestants, steroids, herbal products and alcohol
  • Check salt intake. High sodium intake and obesity are common drivers.

Step 2: Add the third drug

The standard triple regimen is a RAS blocker + CCB + a thiazide-like diuretic. - Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology
  • Add chlorthalidone or indapamide rather than hydrochlorothiazide. Goldman-Cecil favors thiazide-like diuretics. Fixed-dose telmisartan + amlodipine + diuretic combinations are available in India.
  • Check sodium, potassium and creatinine at baseline and again 1 to 2 weeks after starting.
  • If BP is still above target on three drugs, add spironolactone. It is the usual fourth drug. Eplerenone and amiloride are alternatives. Goldman-Cecil advises this when eGFR is 45 or above. - Goldman-Cecil Medicine
  • Watch potassium closely, because the patient is already on an ARB.

Step 3: Look for secondary causes

Search for these if BP stays high on three drugs, or if the patient is young, has hypokalemia, or has a very high BP. The causes are:
  • CKD or renal parenchymal disease. Check creatinine, eGFR, urine albumin/creatinine ratio and urinalysis.
  • Primary aldosteronism. Check aldosterone/renin ratio and potassium.
  • Renal artery stenosis.
  • Obstructive sleep apnea.
  • Pheochromocytoma.
  • Cushing syndrome or thyroid disease.

Tying this to the burning feet

The two problems may share a cause, so work them up together:
  • Diabetes or metabolic syndrome can cause both hypertension and neuropathy.
  • CKD or Fabry disease can cause both hypertension and burning acral pain.
  • Amlodipine itself can cause foot edema and burning, erythromelalgia-like symptoms. It should not be stopped in the telmisartan-amlodipine combination without a plan. If it is implicated, switching to a different class is reasonable.
  • Painkillers for the feet may be raising BP. NSAIDs also blunt the effect of ARBs and increase hyperkalemia and kidney risk. Gabapentinoids can worsen edema, and the TCA/SNRI family can raise BP.

What I need to be more specific

  • Current BP readings and the telmisartan and amlodipine doses
  • Age, diabetes status, and eGFR/potassium
  • Any other medicines the patient takes, including painkillers and supplements
Recent evidence: A PubMed search found two recent meta-analyses on resistant hypertension. They are a 2026 meta-analysis of fourth-line therapy and a 2024 network meta-analysis. I haven't read the full abstracts, so I can't say whether they change the spironolactone-first approach above.
Doses and targets here are general. Follow your local guideline and the patient's clinical context.

Make a presentation on neuropathy causes in hypertensive patients

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ls -la /tmp/workspace/ && mkdir -p /tmp/workspace/htn-neuropathy-ppt/output

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~/htn-neuropathy-ppt/build.py

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from pptx.util import Inches, Pt
from pptx.dml.color import RGBColor
from pptx.enum.text import PP_ALIGN, MSO_ANCHOR
from pptx.enum.shapes import MSO_SHAPE
from pptx.oxml.ns import qn
from lxml import etree

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GREY = RGBColor(0x62, 0x6F, 0x7D)
FONT = "Calibri"

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warnings = []


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def card(slide, x, y, w, h, header, items, color=TEAL, size=15, hsize=17):
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def table(slide, x, y, w, col_w, rows, size=14, header_fill=NAVY, row_h=0.55):
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def notes(slide, txt):
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s = prs.slides.add_slide(BLANK)
rect(s, 0, 0, 13.333, 7.5, NAVY)
rect(s, 0.8, 2.2, 0.12, 2.3, AMBER)
text(s, 1.15, 2.1, 11, 1.6, "Neuropathy in Hypertensive Patients", size=44, color=WHITE, bold=True, check=False)
text(s, 1.15, 3.5, 11, 1.0,
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     size=14, color=RGBColor(0x9F, 0xB3, 0xC8), check=False)
notes(s, "Case prompt: hypertensive patient with bilateral burning feet, BP not controlled on telmisartan plus amlodipine. This deck covers why neuropathy and hypertension travel together.")

# ---------- 2. Why they travel together ----------
s = base("Why neuropathy and hypertension travel together", "Framework",
         "Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology 12e; Bradley and Daroff's Neurology in Clinical Practice")
text(s, 0.65, 1.55, 12, 0.9,
     "Hypertension is rarely the sole cause of a peripheral neuropathy. The link usually runs through a shared disease, a target-organ complication or a drug. Finding the linked cause is the task.",
     size=18, color=TEXT, check=False)
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    "Diabetes and prediabetes",
    "Metabolic syndrome: obesity, high triglycerides and hypertension are themselves risk factors for diabetic polyneuropathy",
    "Chronic kidney disease",
], TEAL, size=15)
card(s, 4.72, 2.7, 3.9, 3.95, "2. Treatment effect", [
    "Hydralazine: B6-responsive neuropathy",
    "Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers: erythromelalgia-like burning",
    "Metformin co-therapy: B12 deficiency",
], AMBER, size=15)
card(s, 8.79, 2.7, 3.9, 3.95, "3. Hypertension as a feature", [
    "Fabry disease",
    "Systemic vasculitis (polyarteritis nodosa)",
    "Acromegaly, polycythemia vera, erythromelalgia",
], NAVY, size=15)
notes(s, "The Adams and Victor statement about metabolic syndrome components, including hypertension, as risk factors for diabetic polyneuropathy refers to Tesfaye and colleagues.")

# ---------- 3. Pattern recognition ----------
s = base("Match the symptom pattern to the cause", "Clinical approach",
         "Synthesis of cited textbook sections; patterns are general teaching points")
rows = [
    ["Pattern", "What it suggests", "Typical causes in a hypertensive patient"],
    ["Symmetric, distal, burning, worse at night", "Length-dependent small-fiber neuropathy", "Diabetes, B12 or B6 deficiency, CKD, hypothyroidism, alcohol"],
    ["Episodic burning with red, warm feet; eased by cooling", "Erythromelalgia", "Calcium channel blocker, polycythemia vera, secondary causes"],
    ["Attacks of pain triggered by heat, exercise or fever", "Acroparesthesia", "Fabry disease (check kidneys and cornea)"],
    ["Asymmetric, stepwise, foot or wrist drop", "Mononeuritis multiplex", "Vasculitis such as polyarteritis nodosa"],
    ["Hand tingling at night", "Median nerve entrapment", "Acromegaly, diabetes, obesity, hypothyroidism"],
]
table(s, 0.65, 1.7, 12.0, [3.8, 3.3, 4.9], rows, size=15, row_h=0.88)

# ---------- 4. Diabetes ----------
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         "Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology 12e, Diabetic Neuropathy; RACGP Burning feet syndrome")
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    ("Most common cause ", "of symmetric burning feet. Hypertension and diabetes often coexist."),
    ("Risk factors: ", "triglycerides, body mass and hypertension are risk factors for diabetic polyneuropathy, independent of glycemic control."),
    ("Pattern: ", "distal, symmetric, small-fiber first. Burning, tingling and allodynia, often worse at night."),
    ("Prediabetes ", "can already produce painful small-fiber neuropathy."),
    ("Autonomic involvement ", "(orthostatic BP drop, supine hypertension) can make BP control harder."),
], size=17, bullet=True, space=10)
rect(s, 8.5, 1.75, 4.2, 4.7, LIGHT)
rect(s, 8.5, 1.75, 4.2, 0.55, TEAL)
text(s, 8.6, 1.79, 4.0, 0.5, "Tests", size=18, color=WHITE, bold=True, anchor=MSO_ANCHOR.MIDDLE, check=False)
text(s, 8.65, 2.5, 3.9, 3.8, [
    "Fasting glucose and HbA1c",
    "OGTT if borderline",
    "Vitamin B12 if on metformin",
    "Monofilament, vibration and pinprick on exam",
    "Nerve conduction studies may be normal in pure small-fiber disease",
], size=16, bullet=True, space=8)

# ---------- 5. CKD ----------
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         "Goldman-Cecil Medicine, CKD clinical disorders table; Brenner and Rector's The Kidney, Uremic Polyneuropathy")
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    ("Mechanism: ", "toxicity from retained solutes causes peripheral neuropathy, mainly at advanced stages (G5)."),
    ("Hyperkalemic depolarization ", "has been proposed as a contributor rather than middle molecules alone."),
    ("Dialysis patients ", "may develop burning feet, possibly from associated nutritional deficiency."),
    ("Why it matters here: ", "uncontrolled hypertension may be renal in origin, and CKD changes drug choices such as spironolactone."),
], size=17, bullet=True, space=10)
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text(s, 8.6, 1.79, 4.0, 0.5, "Check", size=18, color=WHITE, bold=True, anchor=MSO_ANCHOR.MIDDLE, check=False)
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    "Creatinine and eGFR",
    "Urine albumin to creatinine ratio",
    "Electrolytes, especially potassium",
    "CBC for anemia",
    "Use caution with NSAIDs given for foot pain",
], size=16, bullet=True, space=8)

# ---------- 6. Drugs ----------
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         "Bradley and Daroff's (Hydralazine); Goodman and Gilman's (Toxicity); Adams and Victor's (Drug-Induced Neuropathies)")
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    "Distal tingling and numbness in about 15% of patients",
    "Mechanism: binds pyridoxine to form a hydrazone, causing B6 deficiency",
    "Uncommon at 200 mg/day or less",
    "Improves after withdrawal; pyridoxine helps",
    "Very high-dose pyridoxine can itself cause a sensory ganglionopathy",
], RED, size=14)
card(s, 4.85, 1.7, 3.85, 4.95, "Dihydropyridine CCBs", [
    "Amlodipine, nifedipine",
    "Reported to trigger erythromelalgia-like burning, redness and warmth, plus ankle edema",
    "Evidence is mostly case reports",
    "Consider a switch of class if symptoms began after starting",
], AMBER, size=14)
card(s, 8.9, 1.7, 3.8, 4.95, "Co-prescribed drugs", [
    "Metformin: B12 deficiency can add to diabetic neuropathy",
    "NSAIDs for pain raise BP and blunt ARBs",
    "Duloxetine and tricyclics for pain can raise BP",
    "Telmisartan has no well-known direct neuropathy",
], NAVY, size=14)
notes(s, "The calcium channel blocker erythromelalgia point comes from general medical knowledge and case reports, not from the cited textbook passages. Metformin and B12 comes from NIDDK-sourced web material.")

# ---------- 7. Fabry ----------
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         "Bradley and Daroff's; Harrison's 22e (Fabry Disease); Goldman-Cecil Medicine; Sleisenger and Fordtran's")
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    ("Defect: ", "X-linked deficiency of lysosomal alpha-galactosidase A; glycosphingolipid deposits in endothelium and smooth muscle."),
    ("Neuropathy: ", "painful peripheral neuropathy and acroparesthesia lasting minutes to days, triggered by temperature change, exercise, fatigue or fever."),
    ("Other features: ", "renal disease, hypertension, cardiomegaly, autonomic dysfunction, angiokeratoma, anhidrosis."),
    ("Eye clue: ", "corneal and lenticular lesions on slit-lamp examination."),
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text(s, 8.6, 1.79, 4.0, 0.5, "Think of it when", size=18, color=WHITE, bold=True, anchor=MSO_ANCHOR.MIDDLE, check=False)
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    "Young onset burning hands and feet",
    "Hypertension with proteinuria or CKD",
    "Family history of renal or cardiac disease",
    "Confirm with alpha-galactosidase A activity and GLA gene testing",
    "Enzyme replacement (agalsidase) is available",
], size=16, bullet=True, space=8)

# ---------- 8. Vasculitis ----------
s = base("Vasculitic neuropathy", "Cause 5: the one not to miss",
         "Goldman-Cecil Medicine (Medium-Vessel Vasculitides); Bradley and Daroff's; Dermatology 5e")
text(s, 0.65, 1.65, 7.4, 5.0, [
    ("Polyarteritis nodosa: ", "more than 80% in some series have vasculitic neuropathy, typically mononeuritis multiplex."),
    ("Hypertension: ", "renal artery involvement causes renovascular hypertension and renal failure."),
    ("Systemic signs: ", "fever, malaise, weight loss and hypertension; neuropathy is often the first manifestation."),
    ("Connective tissue disease: ", "rheumatoid vasculitis is the most common cause of vasculitic neuropathy in that group."),
], size=17, bullet=True, space=10)
rect(s, 8.5, 1.75, 4.2, 4.7, LIGHT)
rect(s, 8.5, 1.75, 4.2, 0.55, RED)
text(s, 8.6, 1.79, 4.0, 0.5, "Red flags and tests", size=18, color=WHITE, bold=True, anchor=MSO_ANCHOR.MIDDLE, check=False)
text(s, 8.65, 2.5, 3.9, 3.8, [
    "Asymmetric, acute or stepwise deficits",
    "Painful foot or wrist drop",
    "Constitutional symptoms, abdominal pain",
    "ESR, CRP, ANCA, ANA, RF, hepatitis B and C",
    "Nerve and muscle biopsy for confirmation",
], size=16, bullet=True, space=8)

# ---------- 9. Other contributors ----------
s = base("Other conditions linking hypertension and neuropathy", "Cause 6: less common contributors",
         "Mulholland and Greenfield's Surgery; Bradley and Daroff's; Fitzpatrick's Dermatology; Adams and Victor's")
rows = [
    ["Condition", "Hypertension link", "Neuropathic feature"],
    ["Acromegaly", "Higher rates of hypertension and diabetes", "Carpal tunnel syndrome"],
    ["Polycythemia vera", "Raised hematocrit; secondary erythromelalgia", "Burning feet, water-triggered itch"],
    ["Erythromelalgia", "Listed with atherosclerosis and hypertension", "Burning pain, redness and warmth of feet"],
    ["Amyloidosis", "Cardiac and renal involvement", "Painful small-fiber and autonomic neuropathy"],
    ["Hypothyroidism", "Diastolic hypertension", "Burning feet, entrapment neuropathy"],
    ["Alcohol and malnutrition", "Alcohol raises BP", "Length-dependent painful neuropathy, B-vitamin deficiency"],
]
table(s, 0.65, 1.7, 12.0, [3.0, 4.4, 4.6], rows, size=15, row_h=0.72)

# ---------- 10. Work-up ----------
s = base("Practical work-up", "Putting it together",
         "Synthesis of cited textbook content; tailor to the individual patient")
rows = [
    ["Step", "What to do"],
    ["1. History", "Drug list with start dates, alcohol, diet, family history, symptom timing and triggers"],
    ["2. Examination", "Pinprick, temperature, vibration, ankle reflexes, pulses, skin color, foot deformity, corneas and skin"],
    ["3. First-line labs", "Glucose, HbA1c, B12, CBC, TSH, creatinine and eGFR, electrolytes, LFTs, urine protein"],
    ["4. If unexplained", "SPEP, ESR and CRP, ANCA, alpha-galactosidase A, skin biopsy for small fibers"],
    ["5. Neurophysiology", "Nerve conduction studies and EMG for large-fiber or asymmetric disease"],
]
table(s, 0.65, 1.7, 12.0, [2.8, 9.2], rows, size=16, row_h=0.82)

# ---------- 11. Management ----------
s = base("Management principles", "What to do next",
         "Synthesis of cited textbook content and standard practice; follow local guidelines")
card(s, 0.65, 1.7, 5.9, 4.95, "Treat the cause", [
    "Optimize glucose control in diabetes",
    "Replace B12, B6 or other deficient vitamins",
    "Review hydralazine and calcium channel blocker use",
    "Manage CKD and secondary hypertension",
    "Refer for vasculitis or Fabry disease",
], TEAL, size=16)
card(s, 6.8, 1.7, 5.9, 4.95, "Control symptoms and BP", [
    "Pain options: duloxetine, pregabalin, gabapentin, amitriptyline, topical capsaicin or lidocaine",
    "Check pain drugs for BP effects and edema",
    "Escalate BP therapy stepwise: thiazide-like diuretic, then spironolactone",
    "Foot care and footwear advice",
], NAVY, size=16)

# ---------- 12. Takeaways ----------
s = base("Key takeaways", "Summary")
items = [
    "Hypertension is usually linked to neuropathy through diabetes, CKD, drugs or a systemic disease.",
    "Bilateral burning feet: check glucose, B12, kidney function and thyroid first.",
    "Review the antihypertensive list: hydralazine (B6) and amlodipine (erythromelalgia-like) can contribute.",
    "Painful neuropathy with hypertension and kidney disease: think Fabry disease.",
    "Asymmetric, stepwise deficits with hypertension: think vasculitis.",
    "Treat the cause, then the symptoms.",
]
y = 1.7
for i, it in enumerate(items):
    rect(s, 0.65, y, 0.55, 0.55, TEAL, shape=MSO_SHAPE.OVAL)
    text(s, 0.65, y, 0.55, 0.55, str(i + 1), size=16, color=WHITE, bold=True, align=PP_ALIGN.CENTER,
         anchor=MSO_ANCHOR.MIDDLE, check=False)
    text(s, 1.4, y - 0.02, 11.2, 0.62, it, size=18, anchor=MSO_ANCHOR.MIDDLE)
    y += 0.8
text(s, 0.65, 6.6, 12, 0.4,
     "Educational summary. Doses and thresholds should follow local guidelines.", size=12, color=GREY, check=False)

out = "/tmp/workspace/htn-neuropathy-ppt/output/Neuropathy_in_Hypertensive_Patients.pptx"
prs.save(out)
print("saved", out)
print("\n".join(warnings) if warnings else "no overflow warnings")
Running Command

cd /tmp/workspace/htn-neuropathy-ppt && python build.py

Running Command

ls -la /tmp/workspace/htn-neuropathy-ppt/ /tmp/workspace/htn-neuropathy-ppt/output

Running Command

cd /tmp/workspace/htn-neuropathy-ppt && python build.py

Running Command

cd /tmp/workspace/htn-neuropathy-ppt && sed -i 's/text(s, 1.4, y - 0.02, 11.2, 0.62, it, size=18, anchor=MSO_ANCHOR.MIDDLE)/text(s, 1.4, y - 0.02, 11.4, 0.62, it, size=16, anchor=MSO_ANCHOR.MIDDLE)/; s/size=15, row_h=0.88)/size=15, row_h=0.82)/' build.py && python build.py && python - <<'EOF' from pptx import Presentation p=Presentation("/tmp/workspace/htn-neuropathy-ppt/output/Neuropathy_in_Hypertensive_Patients.pptx") print(len(p.slides.__iter__.__self__._sldIdLst)) for i,s in enumerate(p.slides,1): for sh in s.shapes: if sh.top+sh.height>p.slide_height+10 or sh.left+sh.width>p.slide_width+10: print("off-slide",i,sh.shape_type) EOF

I've built a 12-slide deck on neuropathy causes in hypertensive patients. I couldn't render the slides to check how they look. LibreOffice isn't available here, and my only checks were that the file builds and nothing sits off the slide. One text line on the last slide (key takeaways) is borderline and may need a small resize in PowerPoint.

Neuropathy in Hypertensive Patients

Presentation · PPTX

Slide contents
  1. Title
  2. Why neuropathy and hypertension travel together: three links, which are shared disease, treatment effect, and hypertension as a feature of the disease.
  3. Matching the symptom pattern to the likely cause
  4. Diabetes and metabolic syndrome
  5. Chronic kidney disease
  6. Drug-related causes: hydralazine, calcium channel blockers, and co-prescribed drugs such as metformin and NSAIDs
  7. Fabry disease
  8. Vasculitic neuropathy, including polyarteritis nodosa
  9. Other conditions: acromegaly, polycythemia vera, erythromelalgia, amyloidosis, hypothyroidism, and alcohol or malnutrition
  10. Practical work-up
  11. Management principles
  12. Key takeaways
Each slide has a source line citing the textbook it draws on, mainly Adams and Victor's, Bradley and Daroff's, Goldman-Cecil, Brenner and Rector's, Harrison's, and Goodman and Gilman's. The first slide has a short speaker note, and slides 2 and 6 have notes on where the evidence is thinner.
Where the evidence is weaker
  • Amlodipine and erythromelalgia-like burning: this comes from my general knowledge and case reports, not from the textbook passages I pulled. I flagged this on slide 6 and in its speaker notes.
  • Metformin and B12 deficiency: this comes from web material that cites NIDDK, not from the textbooks.
  • Prediabetes, hypothyroidism, and the pattern table on slide 3: these are general teaching points, and the slide source lines say so.
Pain drug choices and the stepwise blood pressure escalation on slide 11 are standard practice. Check them against your local guidelines before presenting.
I can add images from the textbook library, such as an erythromelalgia photo or a nerve conduction figure. I can also add a slide on the patient's case (telmisartan plus amlodipine, burning feet) if you want one.
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