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41-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT WITH A HISTORY OF FEVER AND ALTERED SENSORIUM

 

Hi, I am Ankesh Kumar Sahu a medical student. This is an online E logbook to discuss our patient’s de-identified health data shared after taking his/her/guardian’s signed informed consent. This E-log book also reflects my patient-centered online learning profile and your valuable inputs on the comment box are welcome. I've 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 a diagnosis and treatment plan.


CASE DISCUSSIOn

CASE: -

41year old male resident of Chalakurthy presented to the OPD in summer 2021 with chief complaints of 

  • Fever - Since 2 days.
  • Altered sensorium with irrelevant talk- Since 1 day.


 

HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS

The patient was apparently asymptomatic 2days back then he developed high-grade fever with ear pain following which he went to local RMP and had 2 injections. Since yesterday he had altered sensorium with irrelevant talk.

FEVER

  • High-grade fever
  • Insidious in onset
  • Intermittent in nature
  • Duration = 2days
  • Associated with Ear pain
  • No chills & rigor
  • No Aggravating factors
  • Relieved by taking Antipyretic.

 

PAST HISTORY

* He is a known case of Diabetes mellitus and Hypertension since 2 years.

* No history of Asthma, Thyroid, Tuberculosis, Epilepsy & CVS problems.

* History of head injury two and half years back was in a coma for 20 days followed by abnormal behavior.



DRUG HISTORY

* D.M = No medications taken.

* HTN = Tab. Telmisartan 40mg OD

                Tab. Cilnidipine 5mg OD

*Abnormal behavior 

               Tab. Escitalopram.



PERSONAL HISTORY

* Diet = Mixed

* Appetite = Normal

* Bowel and Bladder = Regular

* Sleep = Adequate

* No Addictions

* No Drug Allergies

 

FAMILY HISTORY

* Father had a history of Diabetes mellitus and Hypertension.

 

GENERAL EXAMINATION

* Patient was examined in well light and good ventilation room.

*Patient has altered sensorium and not responding to commands.

* Moderately built and Moderately nourishment.

 

               No Pallor

               No Icterus

               No Cyanosis

               No Clubbing

               No Bilateral pedal edema

               No Lymphadenopathy.

         * Mild dehydration present

 

 

Vitals at the time of admission 

JUNE 01 2021

Temperature = 100.3 F

Pulse rate = 18 cycles per min

Respiratory rate = 80 beats/min 

Blood pressure = 140/70 mm of Hg

Spo2 = 99% at room air

GRBS = 143 mg/dl.





VITALS ON JUNE 02 2021

     *Temperature = 98.4 F

       Pulse rate = 21 cycles per min

       Respiratory rate = 86 beats per min

       Blood pressure = 110/60 mm of Hg

       Spo2 = 97% at room air

       GRBS = 189mg/dl.



VITAL ON JUNE 03 2021

Temperature = 97 F

Pulse rate = 97beats per min

Blood pressure = 110/80 mm of Hg

Spo2 = 98 % at room air

GRBS = 167 mg/dl



VITALS ON JUNE 04 2021

Temperature = Febrile

Pulse rate = 68 beats Per min

Blood pressure = 120/80 mm of Hg




 

 

TPR GRAPHIC SHEET




 




 

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION

CVS - S1, S2 sounds heard

               No murmurs.

 

Respiratory system

~Normal vesicular breath sounds heard

~ Bilateral air entry present (BAE+ve)

 

* Abdomen

           Soft and Tender

           Bowel sounds normal

           No Organomegaly.

 

* CNS

# Level of consciousness – Drowsy, Arousable                         

# Speech - Incoherent

# No meningeal irritation

# Muscle tone - Normal

# Muscle power -5/5

# Glasgow scale - Altered.



INVESTIGATIONS

Complete Blood Picture (CBP)

Hemoglobin = 12 gm /dl

* TLC = 25,000

* DLC

            - Neutrophils = 90%

            -Lymphocytes = 04%

            -Eosinophils = 02%

            -Monocytes = 02%

            -Basophils = 00%

* Platelets = Adequate



                                                                     June 02, 2021







 



June 04 2021






 

 

HEMOGRAM

 


 







LIVER FUNCTION TEST (LFT)

Total bilirubin - 1.62 mg/d1

* Direct bilirubin - 0.74 mg/dl

* AST (SGOT) - 25 IU/L

* ALT (SGPT) - 12 IU/L

* Alkaline phosphatase - 79 IU/L

* Total proteins -6.5 gm/dl

* Albumin - 3.5 gm/dl

* A/G ratio -1.20


 







RENAL FUNCTION TEST

Urea                = 36mg/dl

* Creatinine    = 0.8mg/dl

* Uric acid.      = 4.3mg/dl

* Calcium.       = 9.6 mg/dl

* Phosphorus. = 2.0 mg/dl

* Sodium.         = 136 mEq/L

* Potassium.     = 38 mEq/L

* Chloride.        = 92 mEq/L






 

 

BLOOD SUGAR FASTING

 

June 02, 2021





 

June 04 2021

 



 

 



BACTERIAL AND SENSITIVITY REPORT



June 03 2021






June 04 2021




 

 

 



ECG REPORT




 

 

Patient referred to: -

 

 

Psychiatry (on June 01, 2021)

With chief complaints of -

* Altered sensorium with the irrelevant talk since 1day

* History of head injury 21/2 yrs. back.

Diagnosis: -ADJUSTMENT PERSONALITY DISORDER.

 

Treatment: - 

Inj. Lorazepam 1/2amp /iv sos

Tab. Nexito plus @ 8:30 pm OD.

 

 

DVL (on June 04, 2021)

With chief complaints of: -

* Vesicular lesions on lips and face

 (cheek) since 3 days.

# History of similar complaints in the past.

 

Diagnosis: - EXTENSIVE HERPES LABIALIS.


Treatment:- 

CALAMINE LOTION BID,7days

EUDIC CREAM (on raw areas) BID 7days

Tab. Zincovit OD 30 days.

 

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS

 

Viral pyrexia, secondary to Adjustment personality disorder with HTN & DM.

 

TREATMENT HISTORY

 

JUNE 01 2021

Inj. Pantop 40mg /iv/ OD

Inj. Ceftriaxone 1gm / iv / OD

Inj. Zofer 4mg /iv/ TID

Inj. Thiamine 200mg /iv/TID

Tab. Paracetamol 650mg /po/TID

Tab. Cilnidipine 10mg / po / OD

IVF (N.S & RL) @ UO /50ml per hr.

 

JUNE 02 2021

Inj. Pantop 40mg /iv/ OD

Inj. Ceftriaxone 1gm / iv / OD

Inj. Zofer 4mg /iv/ TID

Inj. Thiamine 200mg /iv/TID

Tab. Paracetamol 650mg /po/TID

Tab. Cilnidipine 10mg / po / OD

Inj. NEOMAL 100ml / iv / sos if tem >102F

IVF (N.S & RL) @ UO /50ml per hr.

Inj. Lorazepam 1/2 amp iv/ sos

Tab. NEXITOPLUS @ 8:30pm OD

 

JUNE 03 2021

Inj. Pantop 40mg /iv/ OD

Inj. Ceftriaxone 1gm / iv / BD

Inj. Zofer 4mg /iv/ TID

Inj. Thiamine 200mg /iv/TID

Tab. Paracetamol 650mg /po/TID

Tab. Cilnidipine 10mg / po / OD

Inj. NEOMAL 100ml / iv / sos 

Inj. Lorazepam 1/2 amp iv/ sos

Tab. NEXITOPLUS @ 8:30 pm OD

 

JUNE 04 2021 

Inj.Pantop 40mg /iv/ OD

Inj.Ceftriaxone 1gm / iv / BD

Inj .Zofer 4mg /iv/ TID

Inj. Thiamine 200mg /iv/TID

Tab. Paracetamol 650mg /po/TID

Tab. Cilnidipine 10mg / po / OD

Inj. NEOMAL 100ml / iv / sos 

Inj.Lorazepam 1/2 amp iv/ sos

Tab.NEXITOPLUS @ 8:30 pm OD

CALAMINE LOTION BID ,7days

EUDIC CREAM ( on raw areas ) BID 7days

Tab.Zincovit OD 30 days.

 

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