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A 75 OLD FEMALE WITH CHIEF COMPLAINTS OF SOB"


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75 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH SOB

75 year old female came with chief complaints of 

-Shortness of breath since 3days (grade 4) MMRC

-Orthopnoea since 3 days

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS

-she is a house wife, resident of chandanapally.

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 10days back.Then developped Shortness of breath(grade2)-MMRC which progresses to (grade4)-MMRC 3days back.

Patient also have orthopnoea since 3days

She is developping fever(low grade) on and off since 1 year and subsides on taking medication

Poor stream of urine since morning

Nausea since morning

No PND

No h/o weight loss

No h/o lower abdominal pain,bleeding per vaginum

PAST HISTORY

-15 years back she developped psoriasis in nails (UL) later which had spread to overall body within 5years,for which she went to homeocare hospital and started on medication.After using medication,it subsided in few areas and even now she is on medication.

Aggrevated during winter,recent(in January,2022)-spread to overall body

N/K/C/O-HTN,DM,Asthma,TB,Thyroid disorders,CVA,CAD


FAMILY HISTORY

No similar complaints are present in family members

PERSONAL HISTORY 

Diet: patient was a mixed diet consumer now she is been vegetarian since 15 yrs 

Appetite-decreased since jan2022(no h/o weightloss)

Sleep-adequate

Bladder movements-poor stream of urine since morning

Bowel movements-regular(normal in colour)

Diet-mixed


GENERAL EXAMINATION AT ADMISSION 

Patient is conscious, coherent and cooperative. Well oriented to time,place and person.

Moderately built and nourished


Pallor-present 





Left eye


Right eye

Icterus-absent 

Cyanosis-absent

Clubbing-absent

Lymphadenopathy -absent

Edema-absent 


VITALS ON ADMISSION

BP -80/50mmhg

PR-104bpm

TEMP-98.2°F

SPO2 -90% at RA and 100% on 5 lit O2

GRBS-162mg/dl

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION

=>CVS-S1S2-+

  No thrills

 No murmurs

 Right Parasternal heave-present  

 No raised JVP

=>R/S -BAE-+

    NVBS-heard

     Dyspnoea-present

     Position of trachea-central 

     No wheeze

     No adventitious sounds heard

=>P/A - Soft and nontender

Shape-scaphoid

No palpable mass

No free fluid

No organomegaly

Bowel sounds-heard

=>CNS

 -  Patient is conscious coherent and cooperative

Speech-normal

No signs of meningeal irritation

 NFND 

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS

HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EF(EF-62.1)

WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE TR WITH PAH

WITH MODERATE MR

WITH BICYTOPENIA UNDER EVALUATION

WITH? PALMOPLANTAR PSORIASIS

 









INVESTIGATIONS:

10/10/2022


11/10/2022 

ECG


Fever chart


=>1 blood transfusion was done on 10/10/2022-PRBC(1unit) 

TREATMENT

1)INJ.LASIX 40MG IV/BD

11/10/2022

S-

SOB subsided

O-

Patient is conscious coherent and cooperative

BP-90/50mmHg

PR-104bpm

TEMP-98.8°F

SPO2-96% at RA

GRBS-129 mg/dl @6AM

CVS-S1S2+,right parasternal heave present

R/S-BAE+,NVBS-heard

P/A-soft and nontender, no organomegaly

CNS-NFND

A-

HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EF(EF-62.1)

WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE TR WITH PAH

WITH MODERATE MR

WITH BICYTOPENIA UNDER EVALUATION

P-

1)INJ.LASIX 40MG IV/BD



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