46yr male working in welding shop came for haemodialysis

 28/08/22

Hi, I am shaik Ayesha , 3rd Sem Medical Student.This is an online E log book to discuss our patient's de-identified health data shared after taking his/her/guardian's signed informed consent. 

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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

The patient came with SOB grade 4 and has bilateral pitting type of pedal edema since 6 months .

HOPI

the patient was apparently asymptomatic 6.months back and then developed bilateral pedal edema which once pitting and upto knees Associated with facial puffiness.then his baseline creatinine was 2.0 so managed conservatively for 4 months. Then he went to NIMS and was initiated to haemodialysis. Total 16 sessions of haemodialysis last session of haemodialysis was on 20/8/22

PAST ILLNESS 

CKD since 3 months

 hypertension since 6 months and on medication

Diabetes type 2 since 8 years and on medication

TREATMENT HISTORY

diabetes yes 

Hypertension yes 

No CAD,asthma 

TUBERCULOSIS yes (10yrs ago )

No chemoradiation blood transfusion and surgeries

PERSONAL HISTORY

Married

 occupation gas welding

Appetite normal

Mixed diet

Irregular bowel

normal micturation

He was alcoholic but stopped 3 yrs ago

FAMILY HISTORY 

No diabetes ,hypertension, CAD,stroke , cancer, TB ,asthma 

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

GENERAL

conscious

pallor present 

No icterus

No lymphedemopathy

No clubbing of fingers

Edema present




No malnutrition

No dehydration

VITALS

temperature afibrial

Pulse rate 78 bpm

Respiration 20/min

BP 150/70

Spo2 100%

GRBS 154mg%

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION

no trills

No cardiac murmers

S1 s2 present

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Dyspnoea present

No wheezing

Centrally placed trachea

Vesicular breathing sounds 

ABDOMEN

obese

No tenderness and palpable mass

Normal hernial orifice 

No free fluid 

Normal bowel sounds

Liver and spleen palpable

CNS

conscious 

Normal speech

No neck stiffness

No kerning's sign

Cranial nerves ,motor system ,sensory system ,Glasgow scale HMF(higher mental function) intact

Reflexes


No finger nose in coordination and knee heel incordination



































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