1601006047 SHORT CASE
HALL TICKET :1601006047
A 61 year old male came to OPD with chief complaints of pain in abdomen since 10 days , distension of abdomen since 10 days , fever since 2 days.
History of presenting illness:
Pain is diffuse, progressive, dragging type and is relieved by sleeping sideways.
abdominal distension associated with edema of legs(pitting type)
fever since 2 days low grade continuous associated with chills and rigor.
General examination :
Presence of icterus
Presence of pedal edema
Abdominal Examination :
Inspection:
Abdomen is symmetrically distended with full flanks
Umbilicus is everted with slight horizontal slit
Abdominal girth is 84cms
Palpation:
Superficial palpation: Localised tenderness in the right hypochondrium
Deep palpation: liver is tender, smooth,firm,regular margins, moving with respiration , not able to insuate fingers under the coastal margin.
Percussion :
Liver span:16 cms
No shifting dullness
Investigations:
1. Complete blood picture
2.LFT
Provisional diagnosis: Multiple liver abscess
Treatment:
inj meropenem500mg i.v BD
Inj Metrogyll750mgi.v Tid
Tab doxycycline100mg oraltwice daily
Tab lasix 40mg orally once daily
Syrup lactulose 15ml orally
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