Wednesday, January 18, 2023

20 year old male with uncontrolled sugars

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This is a case of 20 year old male came with cheif complaint of weight loss of nearly 7 kgs (73kgs to 67 kgs ) within 1 month,polydypsia since 6 months 

History of present illness:- 
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 1 month back then he noticed gradual loss of weight nearly 7 kgs ( unintensional - from 73 kgs to 67 kgs) in a span of 1 month.He had h/o polydypsia since 6 months(drinks 7 to 8 liters of water per day).H/0 polyuria,delayed wound healing present .Tingling sensation of fingers of lower limbs.No h/o numbness or loss of sensation.No h/o fatigue,giddiness.No h/o fever,burning micturition.

Past history:-
K/c/o type 1 DM since 2 years( on inj.HAI 40U inj.NPH 40 U ).H/o fulminant hepatic failure a year back and h/o CVA 1 yr back .Not a known case of Htn,thyroid,TB,epilepsy,asthma,CAD.

Personal history:-
Mixed diet
Sleep and apettite normal
Bowel and bladder regular
No addictions
No known allergies

Family history:-
Not significant 

GENERAL EXAMINATION:

-  Patient was examined after taking his consent 
-  Patient is conscious , coherent , cooperative , well oriented to time , place and person 
-  He is moderately built and nourished 
-  No signs of pallor , icterus , cyanosis , clubbing , oedema , lymphadenopathy 

His vitals: 

Temperature : afebrile
BP : 120/80 mm HG 
Pulse rate : 78 / min 
Resp.rate : 16 cpm
Grbs:160 mg/dl 

Systemic Examination:

CVS- S1 S2 heard,no murmurs present.

RS - bilateral Air entry present
Normal vesicular breath sounds heard

Per Abdomen : soft , non tender 

CNS :no focal neurologocal deficits 

Investigations
Plbs: 403 mg/dl
Fbs:- 222mg/dl
Sr.creatinine: 0.8 mg/dl
HbA1c: 7.5 %
Uncontrolled type 1 Diabetes mellitus 

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

50 year old with abdominal pain

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CASE:
This is a case of 50 yr old male farmer came to Opd with chief c/o abdominal pain since december 4th 2022.

HOPI :
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 2 months back.Then he developed abdominal pain after consumption of food on 4th december 2022 in epigastric region and left iliac region.The pain is squeezing type,non radiating,increasing after consumption of food,lasts for about 20 to 30 minutes and relieves on its own,associated with abdominal bloating.
No h/o belching
No h/o regurgitation,
No h/o vomiting,
No h/o loss of apettite,
no h/o diarrhoea or constipation.
No h/o fever,
no h/o blood in stools,
no h/o SOB.
No h/o burning micturition

PAST HISTORY:
No similar complaints in the past.Not a known case of Htn,DM2,TB,Asthma,epilepsy,CVA,CAD.

PERSONAL HISTORY:
Mixed diet
Sleep and apettite normal
Bowel and bladder regular 
Addictions:- known smoker since 20 yrs 
                      smokes 8 to 10 cigarettes/                             day 
                      Occasional drinker 
                      Chews betel nut and khaini 3                         times/day 
No allergies 

FAMILY HISTORY:
Not significant

GENERAL EXAMINATION:

-  Patient was examined after taking his consent 
-  Patient is conscious , coherent , cooperative , well oriented to time , place and person 
-  He is moderately built and nourished 
-  No signs of pallor , icterus , cyanosis , clubbing , oedema , lymphadenopathy 

His vitals: 

Temperature : afebrile
BP : 120/80 mm HG 
Pulse rate : 78 / min 
Resp.rate : 16 cpm
Grbs:103 mg/dl

Systemic Examination:

GIT examination:-
Inspection
Oral cavity:-No dental caries,Staining of teeth seen
Abdomen:- 
Scaphoid shaped,
Umbilicus centrally placed and inverted,
No visible scars and sinuses,
No visible dilated veins,
No visible peristaltic movements or pulsations.
All quadrants move equally with respiration

Palpation:-
Done on supine position
No local rise of temparature 
No tenderness/rigidity /guarding
No hepatomegaly 
No sleenomegaly 
No other palpable mass felt 


Percussion:-
Tympanic note heard

Auscultation:-
Bowel sounds:- 8/ minute

Respiratory system Examination:-
Bilaterally symmetrical chest,
Chest movements with respiration are equal on both sides
Normal vesicular breath sounds heard

CVS examination:-
S1 S2 heart sounds heard

CNS examination:-
No focal neurological deficits

Investigations:-

USG abdomen:
Hemogram:-

Diagnosis:-
Solitary liver abscess(37mm×23mm heteroechoic solid lesion in segment 4B of liver)


Monday, January 9, 2023

51 year old with fever

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51 YR OLD MALE WITH FEVER AND BODY PAINS SINCE 5 DAYS 

A 51 yr old male who is an agricultural labourer came to OPD with 

CHIEF COMPLAINTS : 
- Fever since  5 days 
- body pains since 5 days 
- loss of appetite and burning micturition since 5 days 
 - reduced appetite since 5 days 

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: 

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 5 days back , he then developed fever , intermittent in nature .Fever is usually low during day time , it later increases during night time , high grade associated with chills and rigors . Patient consulted a local RMP and took injections and used Dolo for fever . Fever relieved on taking antipyretic , again recurs .
- Fever is associated with intermittent episodes of headache , associated with retroorbital pain .
- Reduced appetite and  since 5 days .
- patient had intermittent dry cough for 3 days 
- he complaints of burning micturition and rescued urine output since 5 days .
- No H/O SOB , cold , nausea , vomitings , palpitations, 

Daily routine : 
 Pt wakes up at 5:30 am , he works as an agricultural labourer since 20 yrs , he has tea  breakfast around 7:30 am and goes to work in farm by 8 , at around 1 pm he has lunch ( usually rice ) , comes back home by 6 pm and relaxes , watching TV , completes dinner by 8:30 pm and sleeps by 9 pm

PAST HISTORY :

Not a K/C/O DM, HTN , ASTHMA, EPILEPSY , TB , CAD
H/O hydrocele surgery 20 yrs back 

FAMILY HISTORY : Not significant
 
PERSONAL HISTORY : 
Diet - mixed 
Appetite - reduced 
Bowel movements - regular , bladder movements - reduced 
Sleep - adequate 
Addictions : occasionally consumes toddy 
Allergies : Nil 

GENERAL EXAMINATION :

-  Patient was examined after taking his consent 
-  Patient is conscious , coherent , cooperative , well oriented to time , place and person .He is moderately built and nourished 
-  No signs of pallor , icterus , cyanosis , clubbing , oedema , lymphadenopathy 












His vitals: 

Temperature : afebrile
BP : 120/80 mm HG 
Pulse rate : 78 / min 
Resp.rate : 16 cpm
GRBS : 275 mg/dl

Systemic Examination:

CVS- S1 S2 heard,no murmurs present.

RS - bilateral Air entry present
Normal vesicular breath sounds heard

Per Abdomen : soft , non tender 

CNS :higher mental functions : normal 
Reflexes : 
MOTOR-: normal tone and power 
reflexes:
             RT      LT

Biceps ++        ++
Triceps ++          ++
Supinator ++.      ++
Knee        ++          ++
Ankle  ++             ++

Investigations:
ECG 
USG Abdomen 
Chest X Ray 
CUE 
RBS 
LFT

RFT 
Hemogram 

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:
VIRAL PYREXIA WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA 

Management:

Nebulisation  with salbutamol 4 respules IV/ stat
- IV fluids NS , RL @ 100 ml / hr 
- Tab . Dolo 650 mg PO / TID 
- Inj .Neomol 1 gm IV /SOS if temp > 101 F
- inj .Optinueron 1 amp in 100 ml NS PO/OD 
- syp .Citralka 10 ml PO /TID 
- plenty of oral fluids 
- strict I/O charting
- Vitals monitoring 6 th hrly
temperature charting 4 th hrly