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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">IJMABHR</journal-id>
<journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title>IJMABHR</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="epub">2582-8940</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Anfo Publication House</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">245</article-id>
<title-group><article-title>There is no Substitute for Clinical Acumen</article-title></title-group>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name><surname>Khare</surname><given-names>Sanjay P</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Murlidharan</surname><given-names>Vidya</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Khan</surname><given-names>Nazia</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Pund</surname><given-names>Tanvi</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4"/></contrib>
<aff id="aff1"><label>1</label>Chief Consultant, Internal Medicine, Apollo Hospital-Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India</aff>
<aff id="aff2"><label>2</label>Registrar, Internal Medicine, Apollo Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India</aff>
<aff id="aff3"><label>3</label>Physician Assistant, Internal Medicine, Apollo Hospital, Maharashtra, India</aff>
<aff id="aff4"><label>4</label>DNB Student-Apollo Hospital, Maharashtra, India</aff>
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<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub"><year>2024</year></pub-date>
<volume>5</volume>
<issue>4</issue>
<fpage>30</fpage>
<lpage>32</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>25</day><month>07</month><year>2024</year></date>
<date date-type="accepted"><day>03</day><month>09</month><year>2024</year></date>
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<abstract><p>A 77-year-old male with hypertension and diabetes presented for a routine follow-up but experienced syncope in the clinic. Despite normal sugar and SpO2 levels, he had an unrecordable BP and pulse, improving with fluid intake. Initial cardiac evaluation, including 2D echo and troponin, was normal, and potential causes such as sepsis and dehydration were excluded. Further investigation revealed a renal mass, confirmed as renal cell carcinoma (RCC) by CT urography. A PET-CT showed no metastasis. Following nephron-sparing surgery, the patient recovered well, with unexpectedly lower blood pressure medication postoperatively. This case emphasizes the importance of thorough evaluation and clinical reasoning in internal medicine. Renal cell carcinoma can present atypically, as seen here with syncope and hypotension. The application of Bayes&apos; theorem and a methodical approach led to timely diagnosis and management, avoiding potentially severe outcomes.


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<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><kwd>Renal cell carcinoma (RCC)</kwd><kwd>Syncope evaluation</kwd><kwd>Hypotension management</kwd><kwd>Nephron-sparing surgery</kwd></kwd-group>
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