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A 45 yr old male is a chronic alcoholic since 20 yrs carpenter by occupation was brought to causality in a state of altered sensorium since 1 day.

Hi, I am Ankesh Kumar Sahu is 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.

CHIEF COMPLAINTS 

Difficulty in walking&decreased appetite since 15 days

•Constipation since 5 days

•Fever and pedal edema since 3 days

•Vomiting since 2 days


HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS

•Patient was apparently asymptomatic 6 months 

Back until he had b/l pedal edema.he has diagnosed with hypothyroidism 

•Patient had difficulty in walking and decreased appetite since then.

•H/o constipation since 5 days.

•Fever - low grade , intermittent , releived with treatment since 3 days.

•B/l pedal edema - pitting , extending upto knees since 3 days.

•Vomiting - non-bilious, non-projectile, associated with food particles since 2 days.

•Altered sensorium since 1 day.

•Not a k/c/o DM/HTN/Asthma/Epilepsy/CAD/TB


HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS 

•1.5 months back he had a history of fever, dry cough&weight loss from then

•1 month back he had tingling&numbness in b/l lower limbs till ankle later he diagnosed as peripheral neuropathy, the patient had difficulty in walking and decreased appetite since then


TREATMENT HISTORY 

•He was on T.Thyronorm 25mcg for hypothyroidism



PERSONAL HISTORY 

•HE is chronic alcoholic since 20 yrs


FAMILY HISTORY
 •No familiar history

GENERAL EXAMINATION 

•Patient was in altered sensorium 

•Moderately built and moderately nourished

•No Icterus and pallor

•B/l pedal edema

•No lymphadenopathy


ON EXAMINATION

12/07/21

•Pt was in altered sensorium 

•Not oriented to T/P/P

•GCS:-E2V2M4

13/07/21

•E2V1M4
•TEMP 98.4°F

14/07/21

•E2V2M4 
•Temp 98.4 ° F
•Anisochoria&sluggish reacting to pupil

15/07/21

•E4V4M4

16/07/21

•E1V1M1


VITALS

12/07/21

•PR:86 BPM

•BP:90/50 mmHg

•Spo2:-98% on RA

13/07/21

•BP 120/90 mmHg

•PR -92/min

•Spo2 91 % on RA

14/07/21

BP 120/90 mmHg

PR 85/min

Spo2 -85% on RA

Spo2-95% on 4 lit


15/07/21

•BP :-110/90 mmHg
•PR:-120/min
•spo2-90% on RA
          -95% on 4 lit

16/07/21

•BP :- 80/60 mmHg
•PR -114/min
•spo2-80% on RA
          -96% on 4lit o2


CVS

12/07/21

S1 S2 + ,no murmurs

RS:BSE+,NVBS

P/A: Soft, NT

13/07/21

S1s2 +
RS:-B/LAE +
Rt side wheeze in IMA,IAA
P/A-soft

14/07/21

S1S2 +
RS-B/LAE +
P/A - soft

15/07/21

•S1s2
•RS-B/LAE +
•P/A-soft

16/07/21

•S1S2
•B/LAE +
•P/A -soft


CNS

12/07/21

•Neck stiffness+

•Tone:- Hypotonia in b/l LL

•Power:-

Left UL 3/5

Left LL 1/5 

Right UL &LL 0/5

•Reflexes:-

2+, plantar:-withdrawal

13/07/21

Cns               Rt        Lf
•Tone- UL      N        N
            LL     hypo   hypo

•Power-UL  moving both UL
              LL       -

•Reflexes B    ++        ++
                 T   +            +
                 S    +            +
                 K    +           +
                 A    +           +
                 P     +           +

14/07/21 

Cns                          RT                LT
  •Tone - UL              N                  N
              LL             hypo           hypo

•Power -UL         moving both UL
              LL                    --

•Reflexes   B       ++                ++
                   T        +                  +
                   S         +                  +
                   K         +                  +
                   A         -                    -
                    P   withdrawl 

15/07/21

                         Rt             lt
•Tone -UL        hypo     hypo 
          -LL         hypo    hypo
•Power -UL        -             -
              UL        -             -
•Reflexes
              B           +            +
              T           +            +
              S           +            +
              K          +            +
              A           +            +
             P       withdrawl 

16/07/21
                        Rt              lt
•Tone- UL       hypo         hypo
           LL        hypo        hypo

•Power - UL      -                -
               LL      -                -

•Reflexes
              B          +                +
              T           +                +
              S           +                 +
              K           +                 +
              A           -                   -
              P          withdrawl


INVESTIGATIONS

12/07/21

CBP




CUE





APTT




 PROTHROMBIN TIME





TROPONIN-1







BLOOD SUGAR RANDOM






SERUM ELECTROLYTES(Na,k,cl)






ABG







BLOOD UREA






CREATININE






LIVER FUNCTION TEST




REPORT




CHEST RADIOGRAPHY





MRI




CSF analysis 








INVESTIGATIONS ON 13/07/21

LIVER FUNCTION TEST 







CSF ANALYSIS 









BACTERIAL CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY REPORT













CYTOLOGY 

 






HIV TEST








HCV TEST








C REACTIVE PROTEIN







HBsAg









2D ECHO








REPORT






RADIOLOGY












INVESTIGATIONS ON 14/07/21

S.ELECTROLYTES 






 

BLOOD UREA









HEMOGRAM 








S.CREATININE 








REPORT







PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS

•Meningitis-bacterial/TB
•CVA(embolic infarcts in B/L cerebral hemisphere)
•Hyponartemia
•Chronic nutritional hypoalbuminemia

 13/7/21
Coronary artery disease 
HFIEF(EF 42%)

TREATMENT 

12/07/21

1)Inj CEFTRIAXON 2gm × IV ×BD
             1-×-1
2)Inj DEXMETHASONE 8mg×IV × BD
             1-×-1
3)INJ PAN 40gm × IV × OD
4)IVF NS 100 ml/hr
5)Inj  THIAMINE 1 amp in 100 ml NS/IV/OD
6)Inj OPTINEURON 1 amp in 100 ml NS/IV/OD
7)temp charting 4th hrly
8)TAB PCM 650mg ×RT ×sos

13/07/21

1)Inj CEFTRIAXON 2gm × IV ×BD
2)Inj DEXMETHASONE 8mg×IV × BD
3)INJ PAN 40gm × IV × OD
4)IVF NS 100 ml/hr
5)Inj  THIAMINE 1 amp in 100 ml NS/IV/OD
6)Inj OPTINEURON 1 amp in 100 ml NS/IV/OD
7)temp charting 4th hrly
8)T.ISONIAZID -300 mg - 1 tab/day
    T.RIFAMPSIN -600 mg-2 tab/day
     T.PYRIZINAMIDE-1500 mg -2 tab/day
     T.ETHAMBUTOL-900 mg -800mg - 1 tab / day
                                         100mg-1/day
9)TAB ASPIRIN 150mg × RT×OD
10)TAB ATORVAS 40 mg ×RT ×OD


14/07/21

1)Inj CEFTRIAXON 2gm × IV ×BD
2)Inj DEXMETHASONE 8mg×IV × BD
3)FLUID RESTRICTION  1.5 lit /day
4)RT feeds 
   100ml milk & 3 to 4 scoops protein powder -4th hrly
 100ml  free water -2nd hrly
5)INJ PAN 40gm × IV × OD
6)Inj  THIAMINE 1 amp in 100 ml NS/IV/OD
7)Inj OPTINEURON 1 amp in 100 ml NS/IV×OF
8)IVF 3% Nacl @ 10ml/hr
9)T.ISONIAZID -300 mg - 1 tab/day
    T.RIFAMPSIN -600 mg-2 tab/day
     T.PYRIZINAMIDE-1500 mg -2 tab/day
     T.ETHAMBUTOL-900 mg -800mg - 1 tab / day
                                         100mg-1/day
10)TAB ASPIRIN 150mg × RT×OD
11)TAB ATORVAS 40 mg ×RT ×OD
12)TAB TOLVAPTAN 15 mg × RT × OD
13)TAB THYONORM 25 MCG × RT × OD
14)NEBULISATION  
           ipravent -6th hrly
           Budecort  6th hrly
           mucomist  6th hrly
15) oral suction 2nd hrly
16) position  change 2nd hrly
17)TAB BENADON plus 40mg ×RT ×OD

15/07/21

1)RT feeds 
   100ml milk & 3 to 4 scoops protein powder -4th hrly
2)IVF 3%Nacl @100ml /hr
3)FLUID restriction <5 lit /day
4)Inj CEFTRIAXON 2gm × IV ×BD
5)Inj DEXMETHASONE 8mg×IV × BD
6)INJ PAN 40gm × IV × OD
7)Inj  THIAMINE 1 amp in 100 ml NS/IV/OD
8)Inj OPTINEURON 1 amp in 100 ml NS/IV×OF
9)T.ISONIAZID -300 mg - 1 tab/day
    T.RIFAMPSIN -600 mg-2 tab/day
     T.PYRIZINAMIDE-1500 mg -2 tab/day
     T.ETHAMBUTOL-900 mg -800mg - 1 tab / day
                                         100mg-1/day
10)TAB ASPIRIN 150mg × RT×OD
11)TAB ATORVAS 40 mg ×RT ×OD
12)TAB TOLVAPTAN 15 mg × RT × OD
13)TAB THYONORM 25 MCG × RT × OD
14)NEBULISATION  
           ipravent -6th hrly
           Budecort  6th hrly
           mucomist  6th hrly
15) oral suction 2nd hrly
16) position  change 2nd hrly
17)TAB BENADON plus 40mg ×RT ×OD

16/07/21

1)RT feeds 
   100ml milk & 3 to 4 scoops protein powder -4th hrly
2)IVF 3%Nacl @100ml /hr
3)FLUID restriction <5 lit /day
4)Inj CEFTRIAXON 2gm × IV ×BD
5)Inj DEXMETHASONE 8mg×IV × BD
6)INJ PAN 40gm × IV × OD
7)Inj  THIAMINE 1 amp in 100 ml NS/IV/OD
8)Inj OPTINEURON 1 amp in 100 ml NS/IV×OF
9)T.ISONIAZID -300 mg - 1 tab/day
    T.RIFAMPSIN -600 mg-2 tab/day
     T.PYRIZINAMIDE-1500 mg -2 tab/day
     T.ETHAMBUTOL-900 mg -800mg - 1 tab / day
                                         100mg-1/day
10)TAB ASPIRIN 150mg × RT×OD
11)TAB ATORVAS 40 mg ×RT ×OD
12)TAB TOLVAPTAN 15 mg × RT × OD
13)TAB THYONORM 25 MCG × RT × OD
14)NEBULISATION  
           ipravent -6th hrly
           Budecort  6th hrly
           mucomist  6th hrly
15) oral suction 2nd hrly
16) position  change 2nd hrly
17)TAB BENADON plus 40mg ×RT ×OD







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