A 60yrs old female with fever and involuntary movements.

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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 

Chief complaints:

A 60yrs old female came to the opd with chief complaint of

Fever and generalized weakness since 16days.

Involuntary movements since 6days.

Pain abdomen and altered sensorium since 4days.

History of presenting illness:

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 16days back then she developed fever with chills and rigor,intermittent in nature and associated with generalized weakness without evening raise of temperature for which she went to local hospital and she treated with some injection.one day later she again developed fever for which she is admitted to local government hospital and got treated.

Since 6days she has a complaints of involuntary movements of upper limbs and jaw.

Since 4days she has a complaint of pain abdomen in epigastric region which is sudden in onset,non progressive,non radiating and associated with one episode of vomiting-which was non bilious and non projectile.

Since 3days she had a complaint of altered sensorium.

Past history:

N/K/C/O of DM,HTN,Asthma,TB,Epilepsy,CAD.

Personal history:

Diet : Mixed 

Appetite : Decreased 

Sleep : Disturbed

Bowel and Bladder moments :Regular 

Addictions:chronic alcoholic since 30yrs 

                   Betelnut chewing since 30yrs

Family history:

Not significant.

General physical examination:

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

moderately built and nourished.

Pallor-absent

Icterus-absent

Cyanosis-absent

Clubbing-absent

Lymphadenopathy-absent

Edema-absent

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Vitals:

Temperature - 99.5*c

PR :- 75bpm

RR :-22cpm

BP :- 110/80mm Hg

SPO2 :- 98%

GRBS :-106mg/dl

Systemic examination:

CVS-S1S2 heard no murmurs 

RS-BAE+

CNS-NFND

P/A-soft, tenderness present over epigastric region.

Investigations:

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Provisional diagnosis:

Viral pyrexia.

Acallculous cholecystitis.

Alcohol dependence syndrome.

Treatment:

IV fluids-NS,RL,DNS

IV monncef 1mg/iv/BD

Inj Rantac 50mg/iv/OD

Inj PMC 2mg/iv/sos if temp is >102*F

Inh Zofer 4mg/iv/sos

Inj Thiamine 200mg in 100ml NS/if/BD

Tab Prednisolone 10mg/po/OD

Tab Olanzepine(mouth dissolving)2.5mg x 2days.