Case 10

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A 50 year old female is presented to OPD with chief complaints of shortness of breath, facial puffiness and bilateral pedal edema since 20 days.


HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS-:

Daily routine(before illness)

She used to wake up by 6am and was done with her household work by 7am then she used to go to field for work then returned by 1pm and had her lunch then she used to take rest and had her her dinner by 8pm and sleep by 10pm.



Daily routine(after illness)

She used to wake up by 7am and had her breakfast by 8am and no more go to field for work and just used to do household work and had her lunch by 2 pm and dinner by 9pm then sleep at 10pm after taking medication.

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 1 year back then she developed facial puffiness, swelling in the legs and shortness of breath then she visited nearby local hospital and was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and was on continuous medication since 1 year.

She came to OPD with chief complaints of shortness of  breath at midnight during a walk or when patient sleep in prone position since 1 month and 4 days back she visited hospital and undergone some tests and went back home again as there was no bed available in the hospital then she was admitted yesterday around 12pm and dialysis was suggested according to recent reports.


HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS-:

Patient is hypertensive since 1 year.

Patient has history of hyperthyroid since 1 year.

No history of diabetes, tuberculosis, epilepsy.

Patient has no history of drug allergies.


PERSONAL HISTORY-:

Diet-mixed

Appetite-lost

Bowel and bladder movement-normal

 Micrurition-normal

Sleep-inadequate 

No addictions 


FAMILY HISTORY-:

No member in the family has similar complaints.


TREATMENT HISTORY-:

Patient has no history of surgical procedure.

Patient is on medication due to chronic kidney injury.


GENERAL EXAMINATION-:

Patient is conscious,coherent and cooperative.

There is sign of pallor.

There is no sign of icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, generalised  lymphadenopathy.









VITALS :


Temp :febrile 

Pulse rate:99bpm

Respiratory rate:18cpm

Bp:110/80 mm/hg

Spo2-99%

GRBS-115mg/dl


SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:

CVS :

No thrills 

No cardiac murmurs 

Cardiac sounds-S1, S2 heard 


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM :

Dysponea is present 

No wheeze 

Position of trachea-central 

Breath sounds-vesicular 


ABDOMEN:

Shape of abdomen-scaphoid 

No tenderness 

No palpable mass 

Hernial orifices-normal 

No free fluid 

Bruits present 

Liver, spleen-not palpable 

Bowel sounds -yes 

CNS:

Conscious 

Normal speech 

No neck stiffness 

No kernings signs 


INVESTIGATION-:












Provisional diagnosis- 

Chronic kidney disease since 1 year. 

Hypothyroid since 1 year.

Anemia


TREATMENT 


Fluid restriction<1 lit/day

Salt restriction<2.4gm/day

Tab lasix 40mg PO/BD

Tab nicardia 20mg PO/BD

Tab nodosis 550mg PO/BD

Tab shelcal 500mg PO/OD

Inj erythropoietin 4000 IU 

Inj iron sucrose 1 AMP in 100ml

Tab thyronorm 25mg PO/BD












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