GENERAL MEDICINE (50F c/o generalised weakness )

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I have been given this case to solve in an attempt to understand the topic of " patient clinical data analysis" to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and come up with diagnosis and treatment plan.

A 50 year old female  farmer by occupation presented to the OPD with 

CHIEF COMPLAINTS:

   -generalised weakness since 1 year

   - loss of appetite since 1 year

   - hematuria since 2  days 

   - dizziness since 6 months 

   - sob ( grade 2) since 6 months 

   - fever since 1 week

   - itching on right side of neck since 1 month


HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS :


Patient was apparently asymptomatic 2 years back where she developed swelling of left lower limb first as with pain and then swelling progressed to whole body where she got admitted to Osmania and treated and swelling subsided and patient is doing fine after 1 year of that event patient gradually developed generalised weakness, easy fatiguability, loss of appetite,weight loss, sob ( grade 2-3) not with cough, cold , palpitations, 

She developed itching on right side of neck since one month which is painless.


She has fever which is intermittent, low grade not associated with chills and rigors 


She also has Hematuria for which she went to local hospital where she found to have Anemia for which she was transfused 5 units of blood in a span of 20 days and was discharged. 

She was doing fine.


Since 6 months patient is experiencing similar complaints and went to hospital where she was found to have Anemia and got transfused 2 units of blood and came here as they were unsatisfied with the treatment there . She was admitted on Saturday July 08 


PAST HISTORY:


Not a known case of HTN, DM 2 , CVA, CAD, TB , EPILEPSY ETC 

She underwent hysterectomy surgery at the age 36 years after the third childbirth 


PERSONAL HISTORY: 

mother of 3 children ( 2 sons and 1 daughter) 

Diet - mixed 

Appetite- decreased since 1 year

Bowel and bladder- regular 

Sleep-adequate 

Allergies - No

 

MENSTRUAL  HISTORY:

Menarche - 13 years age 

Past - A Regular cycle 5/30 

Present - hysterectomy done at the age of 36 yrs 


Daily routine :

She wakes up at 5 o clock and does her daily activities and then she prepares for breakfast and have her breakfast at 7 o clock and then goes f.or work and at 12 o clock she haves her lunch near the field and in the evening she goes to home at 7 o clock and prepares for dinner and eats dinner and then goes to bed at  9-10 pm 


After symptoms:

She is not going to any work since 1 and half year she stays at home and takes rest .


GENERAL EXAMINATION:

Patient is concious , coherent and cooperative well oriented to time place and person 

Poorly built and poorly nourished 

Patient was examined in a well lit room and after taking consent with adequate exposure .
               
 Pallor -present 


Icterus - positive 


Cyanosis - negative


Kolinychia - negative 


Clubbing - negative 


Generalised lympadenopathy - negative 


Edema - negative 






VITALS:

BP- 90/60mmhg 
PR- 84bpm 
RR- 16 cpm
Rs- BAE +ve , NVBS

CVS- S1 S2 heard , no murmurs 

CNS - NFND

P/A - spleenomegaly 

         Size- 17.5 * 15 cms

          Surface - smooth 

          Consistency - firm

          Borders- rounded borders

Spo2 - 98% at RA

Temp- afebrile   

CNS: NFND

CVS-S1,S2 heard ,no murmurs

RS- BAE present, NVBS Heard, no added sounds 

P/A- spleenomegaly 



PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:

PANCYTOPENIA UNDER EVALUATION 
? AKI ( pre renal) 
Denovo HBSAG positive 
Auto immune haemolytic anaemia ?


INVESTIGATIONS- 

















TREATMENT :

Tab.dolo 650mg po/sos

Sup.aristozyme 10ml po/tid 

Tab.orofer XT po/OD 

Temp monitoring 4th hrly 

Vitals monitoring 4th hrly  


 


 S:   Stools passed
No fever spikes 
Tingling and numbness present


O:
Pt is conscious,coherent and cooperative
No pallor,icterus,cyanosis,clubbing,
lymphadenopathy,edema


Bp-100/60mmHg
Pr-84bpm
Temperature - Afebrile
Rr-16 cpm  


CNS: NFND

CVS-S1,S2 heard ,no murmurs

RS- BAE present, NVBS Heard, no added sounds 

P/A- spleenomegaly 



A:
Pancytopenia under evaluation.                          ?AKI ( Pre-renal)
DENOVO HBsAg +ve 


P:
- T.Dolo 650mg PO/SOS
- Syp. ARISTOZYME 10ml PO/TID
-inj.vitcofol 1ml IM/OD
- Temperature monitoring 4th hourly
- Vitals monitoring 4th hourly


















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