Amlodipine
1 SA brand Schedule 5 ℹBlood pressure treatment — dizziness on standing may affect duties.
Brands: Amlodipine
SA strengths: 5 mg tablet · 10 mg tablet
Typical SA dosing: Dose per treating clinician script and package insert.
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Hypertension
Clinical description
Persistently elevated blood pressure without identified secondary cause.
ICD-10 classification1
Work & claim impact
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Dizziness on standing
Dizziness on standing
Claim context
Pair orthostatic symptoms with specific material duties: driving, stairs, site inspections, or standing meetings. Insurers need duty impact, not only the hypertension label. Document which medicine you take, prescriber advice, and whether side effects block specific duties. Treatment optimisation does not automatically prove occupational incapacity. Map stress symptoms to named duties (client calls, deadlines, supervision load) in the functional-capacity builder. Employer BP checks and insurer disability tests use different standards. Capture dates when monitoring requirements conflicted with attendance or safety duties.
Claim tip: Hypertension on a certificate is not incapacity . Document whether dizziness , fatigue, or monitoring visits block driving, standing meetings, or shift attendance.
Claim note: Insurers test occupational incapacity — document how it blocks material duties , not the diagnosis label↗ alone.
Examples
- For Hypertension: cannot perform [your core duty] because fatigue and reduced stamina.
- Use format: "Because of [symptom], I cannot [material duty]."
- Diagnosis (ICD-10) on a certificate does not replace proof that material duties are blocked.
- Duty link (cognitive): cannot perform client workshops because brain fog and poor concentration.
Category context
Heart and circulation — stamina, shift work, and stress tolerance may be affected.
Common symptoms (story builder)
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Fatigue
Reduced stamina
Dizziness
Relevant specialists & assessors
Treating and assessing roles commonly involved with this condition on SA income-protection claims — click a role to see what they do.†
General Practitioner (GP)
Primary care doctor — first point for sick notes, referrals, and ongoing treatment.
What they do →
Cardiologist
Heart and blood-vessel conditions — hypertension, arrhythmia, heart failure.
What they do →
Physician (specialist)
Internal medicine specialist — often manages complex or multi-system conditions.
What they do →
Clinical Technologist
Cardiology or renal technology — ECG, dialysis support.
What they do →
Independent Medical Examiner (IME)
Assessor
Insurer- or employer-appointed assessor — not treating doctor.
What they do →
Linked medications (SA)
Generic active ingredients, registered brand formulations, SA strengths, and typical dosing — cross-linked to medication pages.†
Enalapril
1 SA brand Schedule 5 ℹBlood pressure and heart failure drug — dry cough is a common side effect.
Brands: Enalapril
SA strengths: 5 mg tablet · 10 mg tablet · 20 mg tablet
Typical SA dosing: Dose per treating clinician script and package insert.
Losartan
1 SA brand Schedule 5 ℹAngiotensin receptor blocker for hypertension.
Brands: Losartan
SA strengths: 50 mg tablet · 100 mg tablet
Typical SA dosing: Commonly 50 mg daily; may increase to 100 mg.
Linked therapy
Session-based referrals — not medicines. Separate from linked medications above; still evidence for functional capacity and recovery. Therapy directory → · Not scheduled →†
Physiotherapy (prescribed)
Physiotherapy Not scheduled ℹPrescribed rehabilitation for pain, injury, and mobility restoration.
Session formats: 30 min session · 45 min session · 60 min session
Typical plan: Usually 30–60 min sessions weekly to thrice weekly per referral.
Common causes or triggers
Typical precipitants seen in SA income-protection claims — hover labels for context; use ? for claim tips. †
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Uncontrolled risk factors
Cardiovascular risk
Claim tip
Insurers may query whether treatment optimisation could restore capacity — document treating specialist advice.
Hypertension, smoking, diabetes, or dyslipidaemia — comorbidity management affects stamina and safety-critical roles.
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Acute cardiac event
Acute event
Claim tip
Separate recovery phase from permanent occupational limits in specialist reports.
MI, arrhythmia, or heart failure decompensation — hospital records and cardiology letters are pivotal.
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Multifactorial contributors
Multifactorial onset
Claim tip
Insurers still require proof that post-inception change meets the policy disability test.
Genetic, environmental, and work factors often combine — build a chronology rather than a single cause label.
Source: ClaimBuddy curated
Comorbidities or complicating factors
Conditions that often overlap and amplify functional limits — pair with specialist reports and your functional matrix. †
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Diabetes or renal disease
Cardiometabolic cluster
Claim tip
Offsets and other income sources interact with benefit quantum — preserve gross figures.
Cardiometabolic clustering — multiple specialist letters may be needed.
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Overlapping conditions
Comorbidity check
Claim tip
Clinical Atlas linked conditions and medication pages help map the full picture.
Check for mood, sleep, pain, or metabolic comorbidity that amplifies functional limits.
Source: ClaimBuddy curated
References for therapy
Guideline themes and evidence sources to pair with your treating plan — for claims context, not prescribing advice.†
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Hypertension — lifestyle and medicines
Weight, sodium, exercise, and adherence — some antihypertensives cause dizziness affecting safety duties.
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Independent medical examination (IME) context
Assessor is not your treating doctor — prepare material duties, chronology, and treating specialist reports separately.
References & footnotes
- ICD-10 code and condition label follow WHO ICD-10 classification. WHO ICD-10
- Work-impact notes describe functional themes insurers probe — pair with material-duty mapping in your claim file. ClaimBuddy curated
- Condition–medication links are therapeutic associations common in SA income-protection claims, not mandatory treatment pathways. MIMS / SA package inserts; ClaimBuddy curated
- Specialist and assessor roles are typical for this condition in SA income-protection claims — not an exhaustive list of who may treat you. ClaimBuddy curated
- Linked therapies are common non-drug interventions — cross-referenced to atlas therapy pages; insurer funding may differ from clinical appropriateness. ClaimBuddy curated
- Therapy references summarise guideline themes for claims context — not prescribing advice; pair with your treating clinician's plan. MIMS / SA package inserts; ClaimBuddy curated
- Causes, triggers, and comorbidity notes are claims-context summaries — not diagnostic criteria; pair with treating records and specialist opinion. WHO ICD-10; ClaimBuddy curated
Where this data comes from
ClaimBuddy collates SA-market brand names and strengths for intake — always verify against your script and clinician.
- WHO ICD-10 — Condition names and ICD-10-CM codes in the condition index.
- SAHPRA — South African medicine registration context; brand products must be SAHPRA-registered to be dispensed.
- MIMS / SA package inserts — Registered strengths, formulations, and typical dosing ranges for SA market products.
- SA Essential Medicines List (EML) — Public-sector formulary context for commonly available strengths.
- ClaimBuddy curated — SA brand name collation from intake presets, claim-frequency mapping, and work-impact notes — not a substitute for prescribing information.