A 65 year old male, came to OPD with complaints of chest pain since 6 months, hemoptysis since 1 month

December 16, 2022

General medicine case discussion

E LOG MEDICINE CASE

16/12/2022

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Name: Kota Supraja
Roll no : 60

2020 Batch

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 comeup with Diagnosis and Treatment plan.

A 65 year old male farmer by occupation came to general medicine OPD with chief complaints of:
Chest pain radiating to shoulders since 6 months
Back pain since 5 months 
Ribs pain, Chest tenderness and Cough since 3 months
Cough with blood since 1 month
Fever with sweating, shortness of breath, dizziness and sweating since 1 month 

History of present illness: 
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 6 months back. Then patient developed chest pain, chest tenderness and ribs pain 6 months back followed by back pain since 5 months and cough since 3 months. Patient gave complaints of Hemoptysis, fever with sweating, shortness of breath and dizziness since 1 month. He was admitted on 9-12-2022. History of weight loss of 20kg was seen. He has no history of trauma or injury. 

Past History:
History of Diabetes Mellitus Type II since 15 years. 
History of hypertension since 15 years. 
No history of epilepsy, CAD, Bronchial asthma. 

Family History:
Known history of DM, HTN and asthma for his parents. 

Personal History: 
Mixed diet
Normal appetite 
Adequate sleep
Burning micturition
Bowel-irregular constipation
He had a history of smoking and alcohol consumption 20yrs back. 
No known allergies 

Drug History:
He is taking medications for DM and HTN:
Oral medication: Metformin + Glimiperide for DM II
Amliodipine for HTN

Physical Examination:
General Examination: 
Conscious, coherent and cooperative
Well oriented to time place and person
Examined in sitting position
Poorly built 
Malnourished 
No pallor
No icterus
No cyanosis
No clubbing of fingers
No Lymphadenopathy 
No pedal edema

Vitals:
Temperature (febriline): 101 degree Fahrenheit 
Pulse Rate: 78 beats per minute 
Respiratory rate: 20 times per minute 
BP: 110/85

Systemic Examination:

CVS:
S1, S2 sounds heard
No audible murmurs
No thrills

Abdomen: 
Shape of abdomen: Scaphoid
No visible scars
Movement of abdomen moves equally with respiration 

Respiratory system:
Inspection:
Bilaterally symmetrical
No visible scars

Palpation:
Position of trachea central
Apex beat felt
Explanation of chest: symmetrical
Vocal fermitis: equal on both sides 

Percussion: 

Auscultation: 
Breath sounds
Vocal resonance
No added sounds

Investigations:

Provisional Diagnosis:
Pulmonary Koch’s 

Treatment: 
TAB ATT 3 TABLETS ACC TO WT
TAB INH 225MG PO OD
TAB RIFAMPICIN 450 MG PO OD
TAB PYRAZINAMIDE 1200 MG PO OD
TAB ETHAMBUTOL 825 MG PO OD
2 TAB BENADON 40MG PO OD
4 INJ HAI S/C TID 14-14-12, PH S/C BD 10-X-8 ACC TO GRBS
5 INJ VIT K 1 AMP IN 100ML NS
6 INJ TRANEXA 500ML IV SOS
7 INJ AMLONG 5MG PO OD

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