1601006148 LONG CASE

Long case-1601006148



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Hall ticket number - 1601006148

April 24 , 2021

A34  year old male resident of Nalgonda labourer by occupation presented to opd on 24 april with CHIEF COMPLAINT of : 

• fever  since 10 days  

• Cough since 7 days 

• shortness of breath since 4 days 

- polyphagia,polyuria,polydipsia since 2 months

- Loss of weight

HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS 

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 10 days ago,then developed —

•fever which is insidious in onset ,with evening rise of temperature ,NO DIURNAL VARIATION, intermittent , not associated with chills and rigors , headache , vomiting 

Grade II shortness of breath and generalised weakness since 1 month followed by fever-low grade      

•  Cough with sputum since 7 days whitish,purulent which is insidious in onset , non progressive ,no aggrevating and relieving factors

• Grade II SOB  gradually progressive with chest thightness and difficulty in breathing since 1 month,no history of palpitation and syncopal attacks, no aggravating and no relieving factors

        . fever  which is insidious

• No History of burning micturition,loose stools,constipation,nausea,vomiting

• There is no history of sweating 

PAST HISTORY

• Not a known case of diabetes ,hypertension,asthma , convulsions,TB,CAD

• Surgical history is not significant.     

FAMILY HISTORY 

          No significant family history

PERSONAL HISTORY

• Decreased appetite 

• Vegetarian

• Regular bowel habits and normal 

• Patient has normal micturition

• He is an alcoholic since 14 years , drinks daily 90 mL

• He smokes daily 16-18 beedis/day

 GENERAL EXAMINATION

 Patient is conscious , coherent and cooperative , moderately built , moderately nourished

⁃ No pallor,no icterus , no cyanosis, no clubbing ,no pedal edema

⁃ No generalized lymphadenopathy   

 Vitals 

⁃ Pulse taken in sitting position ,left radial pulse ,Pulse rate : 80bpm , regularly regular 

⁃ Bp 100/70 mm hg measured in sitting position on right upper arm 

⁃ Respiratory rate : 24cpm

⁃ Temperature:99.2 F

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION

 Patient is examined in supine aswell as in sitting positions under well ventilated room with consent taken

 UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT :

     nose , oral cavity are examined and no abnormal findings are present

EXAMINATION of CHEST PROPER :

INSPECTION

⁃ shape of chest : normal 

⁃ Symmetry of chest : symmetrical

⁃ Trial sign negative 

⁃ Movements of chest : RR -24cpm                                

                         TYPE - abdomino thoracic.                        

                         EQUAL on both sides 

⁃ No involvement of accessory muscles 

⁃ No visible scars , no sinuses , no engorged veins 

⁃ No deformities of spine 

⁃ No visible apical impulse

PALPATION

⁃ No tenderness and no local rise of temperature 

⁃ Inspectory findings are confirmed

⁃ Trachea central 

⁃ Apex beat : felt at 5 th Intercoastal space lateral to mid clavicular line

⁃ Decreased chest expansion 

⁃ Vocal fremitus : decreased at infra axillary and infra scapular areas on left side                                

 NORMAL on SUPRA CLAVICULAR , INFRACLAVICULAR , MAMMARY , INFRA MAMMARY , SUPRASCAPULAR and INTER SCAPULAR areas

PERCUSSION

Direct percussion: resonant on clavicle , sternum 

    2. Indirect percussion : 

  Anterior :

⁃ resonant in supra clavicular area 

⁃ Resonant in infraclavicular area 

⁃ Resonant in inframammary area on both sides 

⁃ Traube’s space:dull  

  Posterior :

⁃ Resonant in suprascapular area 

⁃ Resonant in interscapular area 

⁃ Dull in Infrascapular area on left side

AUSCULTATION   

⁃ Bilateral air entry present decreased on left side

⁃ Normal vesicular breath sounds heard on right side

⁃ Reduced AIR ENTRY IN LEFT MAMMARY,INFRA AXILLARY,INFRA SCAPULAR AREAS,WHEEZE IS PRESENT,COARSE CREPITATIONS

CVS EXAMINATION

⁃ S1 s2 heard 

⁃ No murmurs 

⁃ No palpable thrills

ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION

 Scaphoid shape 

No tenderness 

No palpable mass 

No hepatosplenomagaly 

No ascites 

Bowel sounds present

CNS EXAMINATION

⁃ Conscious and alert 

⁃ Normal gait 

⁃ Normal speech 

⁃ No signs of meningeal irritation 

⁃ Cranial nerves , motor system , sensory , glasgowcoma scale normal 

⁃ Reflexes : superficial and deep tendon reflexes are intact

INVESTIGATIONS 

⁃ CBP

⁃ CUE

⁃ ABG

GRBS 650 mg/dl



 

⁃ RFT 

⁃ LFT

⁃ PT

⁃ APTT

⁃ Blood sugar (hbA1c)

⁃ ESR 

⁃ Serum electrolytes

⁃ Blood culture 

⁃ Chest x ray 


⁃ Ultrasound abdomen 

⁃ Hrct 

- Ecg



- Rtpcr for covid-19

- Opthalmoscopy

DIAGNOSIS : DIABETES and LEFT LOWER LOBE CONSOLIDATION OF LUNG

Differential diagnosis:pneumonia.           

Pulmonary tuberculosis

Covid-19

Lung abscess

Bronchiectasis

Bronchogenic carcinoma

TREATMENT 

⁃ NIL BY MOUTH

⁃ IVFLUIDS NS AND RL

⁃ GRBS MONITORING  hourly(both fasting and post prandial)

⁃ INJECTION AUGMENTIN

⁃ Input and output charting

⁃ Bp pulse spo2 charting     

- INJ. HAI INFUSION


 

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