65/M pain abdomen

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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.

                             CASE

 CHIEF COMPLAINTS:

Patient came to the casuality with chief complaints of abdominal pain since 5 days.


HOPI:

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 5 days back then he developed pain in the abdomen , in the epigastric region , burning type, with no radiation ,Aggravated with food intake and alcohol intake ,relieved on taking medication.

Had similar complaints 1 year back - went to the hospital with abdominal pain and was diagnosed as jaundice for which he was treated.

Had Binge of alcohol on sunday night and followed by monday morning following which he developed pain abdomen on monday night which gradually resolved with time


DAILY ROUTINE:

He wakes up at 6 am and gets freshened up. Drinks tea at 7 am followed by breakfast ( rice with curry) at 9 am. Leaves home for work( works as Shepard) at 9am and works till 7 pm. In between eats lunch at 2 pm and drinks tea at 5 pm. Eats dinner at 8 pm and sleeps at 9 pm.


PAST HISTORY:

Not a k/c/o Dm, Htn, asthma, Epilepsy, thyroid disorders, cad, cvs

Had similar complaints 1 year back - went to the hospital with abdominal pain and was diagnosed as jaundice for which he was treated.

SURGICAL HISTORY:

Operated for B/l hydrocele and hernia 20 years back.


PERSONAL HISTORY:

Diet: Mixed

Appetite: decreased 

Sleep: Adequate

Bowel and bladder movements: Regular

Addictions: 

Alcohol consumption since 45 years every day and occasionally since 10 years.

Smoking since 40 years stopped 1 year back.


GENERAL EXAMINATION:

Patient is conscious,coherent,cooperative

No pallor, icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy, pedal edema.

Temp:97.8F

Bp:120/80 mm Hg

Rr:18 cpm

Pr:81 bpm








SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:

PER ABDOMEN 

Inspection:

- Abdomen is obese

- Umbilicus is central

- All quadrants move equally with respiration.

- No scars, sinuses, engorged veins


Palpation:

- soft

- Tenderness present over left hypochondrium, epigastric region.

- No local rise in temperature 

- All the inspectory findings are confirmed


Percussion:

Resonant 


Auscultation: 

Bowel sounds heard.


Chest X ray pa view 

Errect abdomen X ray





Usg abdomen




CNS: nfnd

CVS: S1 S2 heard,No murmurs 

RS: blae+ , NVBS heard


INVESTIGATIONS:

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DIAGNOSIS:

Pain abdomen secondary to ? Alcoholic gastritis? Acute pancreatitis 


TREATMENT:

- Nbm till further orders

-Iv fluids: Ns, RL, DNS @ 100ml/hr

- inj. Thaimine 200mg iv/bd

- inj. Tramadol 1 amp in 100ml ns/iv/ sos

- inj. Pan 40 mg/iv/od

- inj zofer 4 mg iv/od

- inj. Buscapan im/sos











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