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rakesh7biswas
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« on: June 17, 2006, 10:10:11 PM » |
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Young malay male: history to be recorded (please add to his history if any of you have examined him earlier when he was more co-operative enough to give a better history)
General physical examination Pt appears cachexic, poorly built, poorly nourished and shows effort intolerance on moving. He has a tendency to sleep on the left side. He talks in full sentences. There is no pallor, cyanosis, clubbing, but conj looks muddy. Systemic examination: Bp 126/64 mmhg Pr 144/min SpO2 93% Systemic examination: CVS S1 & s2 heard Increased JVP Resp examination: Crepts on left middle & lower lobe No wheeze Local examination: Chest and Abdominal Inspection: Tachpnoiec ( >25/min) Gross distension Skin shinny Umbilicus everted Scar present- midline extending 4 inches above umbilicus Muscle wasting not commendable Palpation: Decreased chest expansion on lower lobe of right side Unable to feel for organomegaly as pt feels pain on deep palpation Pain present on right iliac and right lumbar Percussion Chest is resonant in all areas except in the lower back of right side of chest Resonant traube��s space Auscultation: Crepitation on the lower end of right lobe of lung Bowel sounds are heard Provisional diagnosis: Fluid overload ascites Right pleural effusion Congestive cardiac failure Chronic liver disease ( Hep C ) Thallasemia major Management: Plan: Branula to be inserted I/O chart O2- nasal prongs Peritoneal tap Pleural tap FBC, BUSE, coagulation profile LFT, creatinine Keep SpO2 ESR Sputum C&S Blood transfusion ECHO Investigation results: Urea and electrolyte Sodium 114 ( 135-145 mmol/l) Chloride 86 (98-108 mmol/l) Coagulation profile: Prothrombin time-15.6 sec (9-12.4) WBC-18.7* 10-3 ( 4-11) RBC-2.6 * 10-6( 4.5-6.5) Hb- 7.1 g/dl ( 13-18) Platelet- 566* 10-3 (150-400) Sputum negative Pleural tap negative Peritoneal tap negative Blood C&S negative Body fluid biochemistry Protein- body fluid 29.30 g/l Cloudy Iron profile TIBC-205 micro grams/dl ( 244-400 ratio) ECHO Good LV function EF-58% LV- mildly dilated No valvular defect No vegetations seen intra cardiac
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