A 60 year old female with high grade fever and weakness since 10days

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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.


55 year old female resident of pallipadu presented with chief compliants of:

-Fever since 10 days

 -Generalised Weakness since 10 days 

-Backache since 10 days  

-Swelling in legs since 2 days


HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS 

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 10 days back then she developed FEVER which was sudden in onset, continuous, with chills and no rigor ,no evening rise of temperature.

Patient complains of BACKACHE since 10 days , continuous which is insidious in onset,pain is confined to shoulder mostly ,dull aching type,non radiating,with no aggravating and relieving factors.

She also has complaints of BODY PAINS since 10 days for which she got medication from their local RMP but it is not subsided

As the symptoms didn't subside she went to a government hospital where she was diagnosed with low blood pressure and Decreased platelet and kept under observation.

As her condition doesnt improved she came to our hospital .

The patient is now having Bilateral pedal edema , pitting type up to knee.

PAST HISTORY 

Patient has no similar complaints in the past 

No surgeries underwent into the past

No history of Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery diesease,asthma, epilepsy, tuberculosis.


PERSONAL HISTORY 

Patient takes mixed diet, appetite is decreased, bladder movement is normal, patient complains of decreased bowel movements.

Addictions: Patient consumes alcohol occasionally (1-2pegs). 

Patient smokes chutta since 40 years 1-2 per day.

Patient has no known allergies


FAMILY HISTORY 

No significant family History


TREAMENT HISTORY 

Antipyretics , Antibiotics (unknown)


GENERAL EXAMINATION 

Patient is conscious coherent coopertive well oriented to time, place and person. She is well built and well nourished.

Vitals: 

Temperature: afebrile

BP- 90/70 mmHg

Pulse-80 beats per minute 

RR- 15 cpm

Pallor : present 


 

Icterus :Absent

Cyanosis- absent

Lymphadenopathy-absent

Clubbing-absent

Generalised edema- absent

Bilateral pedal edema - seen

        

                                              

 


SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION—ABDOMEN EXAMINATION 

ON INSPECTION           


Abdominal Distension is present 

Umbilcus is at centre (slit like) 

No dilated veins

No scars,sinuses.



ON PALPITATION


No local rise in temperature

Tenderness is elicited in the Right Hypochondrium .

No visible pulsations

No organomegaly


ON PERCUSSION 

NO Significant findings 


ON AUSCULTATION 

Bowel sounds heard


CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - 

S1 S2 heard ,no murmurs


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM -

Bilateral Air entry present

Normal vesicular breath sounds heard 


CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM -

Higher mental function intact 

No focal neurological deficit 


PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS 


Dengue shock syndrome with 

Thrombocytopenia ,

Acute Kidney injury ,

Acute Liver injury.




INVESTIGATIONS

Fever chart


                                    HEMOGRAM



5/1/23



                                  DENGUE TEST




                                     ECG


SERUM ELECTROLYTES 


                       5/1/23



   LIVER FUNCTIONTESTS

   


5/1/23



SERUM CREATININE 

         1/01/23


        2/01/23


        

        4/01/23




                                               BLOOD UREA


1/1/23




2/1/23




4/1/23



      5/1/23


2D echo report screening 


       

                 X-RAY




Platelets:

On  31/12/22-26000/mm3

        1/1/23-22000/mm3

        2/1/23-28000/mm3

        3/1/23- 16000/mm3

       4/1/23-26000/mm3


                               

                                         31/12/22. 1/1/23. 2/1/23

SGOT levels.                        127       123        128

SGPT Levels.                          62       69         67

Alkaline phosphatase           682      843       915



TREATMENT 


IV fluids -Normal saline with 1 ampoule of optineuron 

-Injection Noradr 2 ampoules in 46 ml NS

Inj PAN 40mgIV/OD

Tab PCM PO/TID

Inj Neomol .

4/1/2023

S - APPETITE IMPROVED

STOOLS PASSED

O-PULSE - 96 bpm , regular

BP - 110/80 mmhg on norad 2ml/hr

RR - 32 CPM

SPO2- 96 % AT RA

TEMP - AFEBRILE

CVS - S1 , S2 +

RS - BAE + , NVBS

PA - SOFT , NT. NO ORGANOMEGALY 

CNS - NAD

INPUT - 3150 ml

OUTPUT-2900 ml


A- DENGUE SHOCK SYNDROME WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA WITH AKI ( PRE RENAL -NON OLIGURIC) WITH ACUTE LIVER INJURY 

WITH HYPERKALEMIA


P-IVF NS , RL ,DNS @ 100 ml /hour

INJ NORADR -2 ampoules IN 46 ml NS @2 ml/hr To taper according to MAP

TAB DOXY 100 mg PO/BD D3

MONITOR VITALS 4th HRLY in


                                         


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