1601006147 SHORT CASE

 GENERAL MEDICINE FINAL PRACTICAL CASE:

1601006147

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CASE


A 56yr old male , sales manager by occupation , resident of miryalaguda ,came to the opd with cheif complaints of easy fatiguability on exertion since 30 days


HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS


Patient was apparently asymptomatic 30 days back then he developed fatigue on excertion which was insidious in onset , gradually progressed to the present stage. ( He was able to walk 500m initially.... But now he can only walk 100m ) which was associated with Dyspnea on excertion , palpitations and body pains.


No complaints of - chest pain , cough , fever , hematuria .no malena


PAST HISTORY


No H/o DM , HTN, Asthma, Epilepsy, CAD


Family History


No significant history


PERSONAL HISTORY


Diet - Mixed

Appetite - Normal

Sleep - Adequate

B&B - regular

No Addictions


GENERAL EXAMINATION


Patient was conscious coherent and cooperative 


Moderatly built and nourished


Vitals 


Pulse - 94 bpm

Regular

Normal volume 

BP - 100/70 mm hg

Respiratory rate - 29 cpm 


Other Signs


Pallor - Present


Icterus - absent 


Cynosis - absent 


Clubbing - absent 


Koilonychia - Absent


Lymphadenopathy - absent 


Edema - absent 



SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION


CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM


S1 S2 Heard 

No murmurs

Apex beat heard at left 5th ICS


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM


Normal Vesicular Breath Sounds


CNS


All nerves are intact



GIT


No hepatospleenomegaly

Bowel sounds heard


Differential Diagnosis


Nutritional Anemia

Iron deficiency anemia


Provisional Diagnosis


Iron deficiency Anemia



INVESTIGATIONS


-Complete Blood picture

-Stool Examination ( occult blood )

-Urine Examination





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