Case Study 6

  October 25th , 2021


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A 70 year old male , farmer by occupation , came

with chief complaints of cough since 10 days , 

 shortness of breath since 10 days , decreased 

urine output since 1 week , facial puffiness since 1

week and bilateral pedal edema since 1 week .


HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS 


The patient was apparently assymptomatic 10 years

 back then he developed chest pain and palpitations

 for which angiogram was done. 2 years back

 patient developed cough, which was productive ,

 sputum - whistish in colour, non foul smelling , not 

blood tinged , associated with shortness of breath

 grade 2 , not associated with orthopnea , PND.


Patient was diagnosed with bronchial asthma 2

 years back and was on inhalers since then.


C/o low grade fever (intermittent) since 15 days

 associated with chills , subsided on medication.


PAST HISTORY 


Known case of Diabetes mellitus since 2 years using

Tab.amlogen-AT 

Hypertension since 10 years and using Tab.Glimi

M1

No known case of Tuberculosis 


PERSONAL HISTORY 


Diet - Mixed

Appetite - Normal 

Bowel and bladder movements - regular 

Sleep - Adequate 

Habbits - Smoking since 50 years (7 packs /day )

 and he stopped now since 2 years

Alcoholic since 40 years ( occasional ) 


ON GENERAL EXAMINATION 


Patient is conscious , coherent and cooperative 

Moderately built and well nourished

No pallor , icterus , cyanosis, clubbing

lymphadenopathy.

Vitals- 

Temperature - 98.5

PR- 112 bpm

BP- 140/80 mm hg

Rr- 20 cpm

Spo2 - 98% at ra

Grbs- 112 mg/dl


SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION 


CVS : 


No thrills 

S1 S2 heard 

No murmurs 


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM :


No dyspnea 

Wheezing 

Trachea is in central position 

Vesicular breath sounds heard 


PER ABDOMEN :


Scaphoid in shape 

Not tender 

No palpable mass 

No free fluid 

Bowel sounds heard 


CNS : 


No focal neurological deficits 


PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS 


Viral pyrexia under evaluation with chronic

 bronchial asthma with pneumoconiosis

 (occupational lung disease).

          














CHEST X RAY :






 ECG :







 USG : 

                       
                    









TREATMENT 


1.O2 supplmentation if spo2 <90%

2. Head end elevation upto 30°

3. Neb with duolin -6th hourly , budecort -8th

hourly

4. Inj.Pan 40 mg iv OD

5. Inj.hai s/c

6. Tab.montac lc 

7. Syrup. Ascoryl po TID

8. Tab.pulmo clear po bd

9. Tab.prednisolone 5 mg po OD

10. Tab.aten am 50/5 mg po OD 












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