Monday, January 16, 2023

63yr/M Pain Abdomen

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 diagnosis and treatment plan


Dr. Lohith Varma 

PGY1 - GM 


Long distance patient- 63yr/M 
* Chief complaints-
   chest pain(burning sensation) 3months 
* Bloating sensation since 1yr 
* incomplete evacuation of stools 3yrs 

Patient was apparently alright 3years ago, then he started experiencing incomplete evacuation of stools 
He passes stools twice a day, normal in consistency
Associated with pain abdomen at night 
Relieves spontaneously 
Pain In the epigastric region and right hypochondric region 
Since 3 years and aggravted on not eating and 
Relievies on eating, drinking water and on taking medication 
Associated with bloating sensation since 1 year and burning type of chest pain(retrosternal) no radiation of pain , no sob, palpitation 
No h/o pain on defecation / straining on passing stools /blood or mucus / constpation altering with diarrhoea 
No h/o malabsorption or weight loss


PAST HISTORY

K/c/o HTN since - 1 year telmisartan 40mg amlodipine 5mg
H/o scabies since 1 year resolved now

PERSONAL HISTORY 

normal apettite and a vegetarian bowel and bladder movements are normal with a h/o 4-5 cigs / day since 20 years 


GENERAL EXAMINATION 
Patient is conscious, coherent, oriented to time place person 
no pallor,cyanosis , icterus ,clubbing,
 with vitals of 
bp:- 140/80mmhg ,
pr:- 82bpm 
grbs:- 98mg/dl


SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION 

Abdomen :- scaphoid , no tenderness present ; bowel sounds heard 
Cvs :- s1s2 heard , no murmurs 
Rs: - bae+ , no added sounds 
Cns :- HMF - intact

Diagnosis - 

INVESTIGATIONS
Hb-12.1
TLC -6,600
Platelet-1.3lakh
Blood urea- 26
Sr. Creatinine 1.1 
Na-141
K-1.3
Cl-106

2Decho- 
No RWMA no AS/MS ; Sclerotic AV
Good LV systolic function 
Diastolic dysfunction; NO PE

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