A 57 years old Female with SOB

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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 

13/9/22

A 57 year old female came to the opd with chief complaints of 

-Shortness of breath since 6days.

-decreased appetite since 5days.

History of presenting illness:

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 50 years back the she developed polio since then her lower limbs are deformed.

15 years back she had fever and decreased urine output for which she visited hospital  and  diagnosed with renal failure.since then she was on medication.And she is also diagnosed with Hypertension and managed on medication.

All the 50years she managed to do her own work and labour work but 2years back she fell down accidentally on her knees since then she started crawling.

1month back she had a fever and relived with medication again after 3days back she had fever and shortness of breath and no urine output for 6hrs then she visited RMP and took medication small quantities of urine passed but again had no urine output from night 8pm to morning 11:30am then foley’s was kept 50ml urine is passed  but sob is not subsided then they referred to our hospital.

Past history:

N/K/C/O Diabetes,Asthma,Tuberculosis,Epilepsy.

Personal history:

Diet - mixed

Appetite - Decreased since 6 day

Sleep - Inadequate

Bowel -Regular

Bladder-irregular 

Addiction -none

Allergies - None

Family history:

Her younger daughter had a history of polio and she expired.

GENERAL EXAMINATION 

Patient is conscious,  coherent and cooperative. Well oriented to time , place and person. Moderately built and nourished.

Pallor - Present                                                    

Icterus - Absent                                                    

Cyanosis - Absent                                          

Clubbing- Absent                        

Lymphadenopathy- Absent                            

Edema - B/L pedal edema , pitting type









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VITALS : 13/9/22

Afebrile 

PR - 92bpm Regular ; normal volume

RR - 21cpm

BP - 130/99mmHg

SpO2 - 90%

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION 

CVS : S1,S2 heard and NO Murmurs 

RS :Normal vesicular breath sounds-Present                  

  B/L Crepts-Present

PER ABDOMEN : Soft ; Non Tender ; Bowel sounds-Present.

CNS : Higher Mental functions-Intact , No focal Neurological deficits. 

INVESTIGATIONS 












PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS 

Acute pulmonary edema 

NSAID induced nephropathy

Refractory metabolic acidosis

Refractory hyperkalemia 

Chronic kidney Disease 

Hypertension 

TREATMENT 

Head end elevated upto 30°

O2 supplement (if spo2 - >90%)

Inj Piptaz 2.25gm iv bd

Tab Lasix 40mg iv tid 

Neb with Duolin and budecost-4th hourly

Tab Nicardia 10mg po bd 

Tab Nodosis 500mg po tid

Tab Shelcal 500mg po tid

Tab Bio D3 po od( weekly over)

Tab Orofer-XT po od

VITALS : (14/9/22)

 No presenting complaints 

SOB reduced

Cough +

Temp : 98.6*F

 BP : 130/70 mmHg 

 PR : 98bpm regular ; normal volume

 CVS : s1 and s2 heard ; No murmurs

 RS : Normal vesicular breath sounds ; B/L crepts +

 Per abdomen : soft and non tender

                        Bowel sounds +

SpO2 : 98% @ 4lit of O2

GRBS : 133mg/dl

Investigations

 








TREATMENT : 

Head end elevation by 30*
O2 supplementation if SpO2<90%
Inj PIPTAZ 2.25 gm/IV/BD
Inj Lasix 40mg/IV/BD
TAB. Nodosis 500mg/PO/BD
TAB. SHELCAL 500mg/PO/OD
TAB. OROFER-XT/PO/OD
TAB. Bio-D3/PO/OD (weekly once)
TAB. NICARDIA 10mg/PO/BD


15/9/22 : 

Temp : 100.1*F
BP : 140/80 mmHg
PR : 98bpm regular ; normal volume
RR : 27cpm 
CVS : s1 s2 heard ; No murmurs 
RS : Normal vesicular breath sounds; B/L crepts present.
PER ABDOMEN : soft and non tender ; Bowel sounds present.                                                                            



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