General medicine case 9

 A 60 year old female patient with Repeated cough and SOB


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Case

A 60 year old female patient with Shortness of breath and cough since 5 days.

History of present illness:

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 1 year back before the standing illness.Then the patient was admitted to the Casualty with Shortness of breath and cough since 5 days.

1 year back patient had the similar complaints of shortness of breath and cough for which medications were taken and then was normal.

Patient's daily routine:
Patient wakes up daily by 6 o'clock and does the household work and eats by 10 o'clock and skips lunch usually and takes dinner by 7 o' clock.

No H/o pedal edema

- No H/o decreased urine output

-No H/o heamaturia

- No H/o loss of appetite 

-H/o weight loss.

Past history

She gave long history of usage of bio fuel since childhood and still uses it now She is diagnosed to be diabetic 4 yrs back ( on medication since 4 yrs)

No history of HTN/DM/Epilepsy/TB/Thyroid disorders

The patient had undergone tubectomy at middle age.

Personal history 

Diet : mixed
Appetite : decreased
Bowel and bladder : regular
Sleep : normal
No addictions

Family history
No history of DM/HTN/CVA/CAD/Asthma/thyroid disorders

No similar complaints in the family. 

Treatment history 
Not significant. 

General examination
Patient is conscious, coherent and cooperative. 

Malnutrition+ve,mild dehydration.

 Pt had pallor, 
no icterus,no cyanosis,no clubbing,no lymphadenopathy. 

Vitals
Temperature:98.7'F

Bp :110/70 mm hg

Pulse rate:60/min

Respiratory rate:18/min

Spo2: 98% 

Systemic examination:

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM:
Inspection:
Chest wall is bilaterally symmetrical.

No precordial bulge

No visible pulsations, engorged veins, scars, sinuses

Palpation:
JVP: normal

Auscutation:
Normal with regular heartbeat

S1, S2 heard

No murmurs 

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM-
Position of trachea: central
Dyspnoea+ve
Wheezing+ve
BAE present decreased in rt side 

PER ABDOMEN:

No tenderness.
No palpable mass.
Bowel sounds+ve
Shape of abdomen:scaphoid
No organomegaly

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM:
Patient is Conscious 

Speech: normal

Reflexes: present

Provisional diagnosis:

CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
ACUTE EXACERBATION of COPD

Investigations:














Colour Doppler 2D ECHO:


Ultrasound abdomen:

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29/10/21


Final diagnosis:

CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
ACUTE EXACERBATION of COPD

Treatment plan:

27/10/21
Spo2,PR,BP monitoring 4 th hrly
Head end elevation
02 inhalation to maintain PR 92-93%
Fever charting 4th hrly
Inj. Augmentin 1.2g/iv/bd
Tab. Azithromycin 500 mg/PO/OD
Tab.pcm 650 mg/po/bd
Inj. Pan 40 mg/iv/od
BP, PR charting 4 th hrly
GRBS charting 6 th hrly

28/10/21
Inj. Augmentin 1.2g/iv/bd
Tab. Azithromycin 500 mg/PO/OD
Tab.pcm 650 mg/po/bd
Inj. Pan 40 mg/iv/od
NEB Budicort 8 th hrly

29/10/21
Inj. Augmentin 1.2g/iv/bd
Syp. Ascoryl 10 ml tid
Tab. Azithromycin 500 mg/PO/OD
Tab.pcm 650 mg/po/bd
Inj. Pan 40 mg/iv/od
BP, PR charting 4 th hrly
GRBS charting 6 th hrly


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