A 65 year old male patient with complaints of fever and sob

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Complaints:-

Patient was brought to casualty with complaints of fever since one week 

breathlessness since one day

 history of presenting illness:-

Patient was apparently symptomatic one week back then he developed cough and cold which was insidious in onset associated with sputum, which was greenish in color and mucoid in nature,no aggravating factors no relieving factors then he developed the fever which was insidious onset , gradually progressive, it is of high grade, associated with chills and rigors for which he  took medication from an RMP which got subsided but reappeared two days back

Patient complains of increased frequency of urine passage during night Times since 7 days( 4 to 5 times)

Complaints of decreased appetite  since 4 days

Complaints of nausea since 4 days

Patient feels dehydrated Since 4 days complaints of dryness of lips

Complaints of shortness of breath since four days which was initially grade 2 which now progressed to grade 4 since last night.

Past history:-

No history of similar complaints in the past

 complaints of pain in bilateral knee joints since 5 years for which he was using NSAID's

Not a known case of hypertension,TB, epilepsy,cva,CAD

Had a history of right tbl fracture 5 years back

Personal history:-

Patient takes normal diet, but due to decrease appetite he started to eat in less amount that is taking 2 meals per day and most of the time Denise taking food.

Sleep was adequate

Bowel moments were regular

Addictions- patient used to smoke 2 packs per day stopped 5 years ago

Family history:-

No significant family history 

General examination:-






Patient was drowsy(arousable) cooperative coherent

No pallor, icterus,cyanosis,lympadenopathy,edema of foot

Vitals on presentation 

Temp:- 102F

Pr:- 148 bpm

Rr:- 44cpm

Bp:-80/50 mmHg

Spo2:- 88% on RA kept on 6litres of O2 then maintained 99%

GRBS:- high

On Respiratory system examination:-

On inspection:- normal shaped chest, trachea appears to be in centre, no scars and sinuses present,abdomino thoracic type of respiration, normal respiratory movements present

On palpation:- all inspectory findings are confirmed on palpation. 

On percussion:- right              left              

Infraclavicular       resonant            resonant


Mammary          dullnote.            resonant

                                                


Axillary.               resonant                  resonant 


Infraaxillary.       dullnote.                resonant


Suprascapular.       resonant.            resonant


Infrascapular.           dullnote        resonant


Upper, mid, lower.    resonant.      resonant


Interscapular


On auscultation:- normal vesicular breath sounds heard and decreased breath sounds in right inframammary,infra axillary,infrasacpular areas.


On CVS examination:-normal JVP, S1,S2 present,no murmurs

Per abdomen:- soft and diffuse tenderness, central umbilicus. 

CNS :

Right Handed person.

HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS:

Conscious, oriented to time place and person.

speech : normal

Behavior : normal

Memory : Intact.

Intelligence : Normal

Lobar Functions : 

No hallucinations or delusions.

MOTOR EXAMINATION: 

                          Right                                Left


                        UL LL.                               UL LL


   BULK     Normal Normal                 Normal Normal


   TONE        Normal Normal            Normal Normal

   POWER       4/5, 4/5                                     4/5 , 4/5



   SUPERFICIAL REFLEXES:

                                  R.                       L

   CORNEAL           present               present       


   CONJUNCTIVAL present             present


   ABDOMINAL present


   DEEP TENDON REFLEXES:

                                          R                       L


   BICEPS                          2+                     2+


   TRICEPS                      2+                        2+


   SUPINATOR                2+                        2+


   KNEE.                          2+.                       2+

 

   ANKLE                       2+.                        2+

 

SPINOTHALAMIC SENSATION:

Crude touch

pain

temperature

DORSAL COLUMN SENSATION:

Fine touch

Vibration

Proprioception

CORTICAL SENSATION:

Two point discrimination

Tactile localisation.

steregnosis

graphasthesia.


PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:- ?DKA


Investigations:-

CBP

Hb:-14

TLC:-13000

Platelet:-3.48

Hemogram

APTT:- 34sec

PT:- 17

INR:- 1.2

Blood grouping and Rh typing:-

Serology (HbsAg,HIV,HCV):-Negative

Urine for ketone bodies:- positive 

Troponin-I :- 18.3


Repeat RFT on 3/12/23:-

Blood urea:-83

Serum creatinine:-2.2

Serum electrolytes

Na+ 148

K+ 3.8

Cl- 106


 RFT on 2/12/23

Blood urea:- 111

Serum creatinine:- 2.3

Serum electrolytes

Na+ 145

K+ 4.2

Cl- 106


LFT:-

Direct bilirubin :- 1.63

Total bilirubin:- 0.24

SGOT:- 19

SGPT:- 15

Alkaline phosphate:- 229

Total proteins:- 6.3

Albumin: 2.97

A/g ratio:- 0.89


Cue

Sugars:- ++++

Albumin:- +

Pus cells:- 3-4 cells

Ketone bodies:- positive 


Lipid profile

Total cholesterol:- 163mg/dl

Triglycerides:- 331mg/dl

HDL:- 38mg/dl

Ldl:- 88mg/dl

Vldl:-66.2mg/dl


HbA1C:- 7.5

FBS after 1 day of admission:- 70mg/dl

Rbs on admission:- 659mg/dl Rbs after 8 hours of insulin infusion:- 198mg/dl

Serum potassium after 8 hours of insulin infusion:-

 4.1mmol/L




               GRBS CHARTING

                           

         Chest ray on presentation

             Chest xray after admission 

DIAGNOSIS:- Diabetic ketoacidosis with community acquired pneumonia with AKI (pre renal)

TREATMENT:-

Nbm till further orders

IV fluids NS @ 100ml/hr

Inj.piptaz 2.25mg IV TID

Inj.linezolid 600mg IV BD

Tab.azithromycin 500mg OD

Tab.Flucanazole 150mg OD

Inj.Human actrapid insulin @ 6 units/ hr

Tab.Metoprolol 25mg OD

Potassium infusion

20U-20U-20U-20U (6th hourly)

Inj.Pcm 1gm IV sos (if temp >101F)

Inj.lasix 20mg IV BD (if SBP >110 mmhg)

IV fluids- Frusidex @50 ml/hr

Tab.atorvas 40mg OD

Tab.clopitab-A 95/75 OD

Inj pan 40 mg IV OD

Right Handed person.



HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS:


Conscious, oriented to time place and person.

speech : normal

Behavior : normal

Memory : Intact.

Intelligence : Normal

Lobar Functions : 

No hallucinations or delusions.

MOTOR EXAMINATION: 


                     Right.                               Left

                       UL. LL. .                   UL LL

   BULK. Normal Normal         Normal Normal


   TONE. Normal Normal Normal Normal


   POWER. 4/5, 4/5. 4/5 , 2/5


SUPERFICIAL REFLEXES:


                                        R.                   . L

   CORNEAL     present.           present       

CONJUNCTIVAL present.       present

  DEEP TENDON REFLEXES:

                                        R            L


   BICEPS                         2+.      2+

   TRICEPS                     2+          2+

   SUPINATOR.              2+          2+

  KNEE.                        2+.           Couldn't be elicited

  ANKLE                       -               -

Plantar                   Flexor.                Flexor

SPINOTHALAMIC SENSATION:

Crude touch.             . +.                         +

pain.                           +.                           +

temperature.               +.                          +

DORSAL COLUMN SENSATION:

Fine touch. .        +.                                . +

Vibration.           +.                               . +

Proprioception.      +.                        +

CORTICAL SENSATION:

Two point discrimination  +.           . +

Tactile localisation.         +.                 +

steregnosis.                      +.                 +


Checked for joint position at right metatarsophalangeal joint.























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