A 76 year old male with Anasarca and SOB

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Patient came to casualty with

C/O :

1) B/L pedal edema since 1 month

2)Burning micturition since 1 week

3)Shortness of breath since 5 days

4)Decreased urine output since 3 days

5)Anasarca since 3 days 


HOPI:

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 1 month back then he developed B/L pedal edema which is pitting type initially upto ankle later progressed upto knee

Shortness of breath since 5 days, insidious onset, gradually progressive(from grade 1 to 2)

No H/O orthopnea, PND. No H/O fever, cough, vomitings, loose stools.

Generalised swelling of body since 3 days, B/l upper limb edema and abdominal distension since 3 days

TIME LINE OF THE DISEASE :

 1 month back swelling was observed in ankles

On 22-07-23, swelling started to progress from Ankle towards leg 

Patient started to experience Shortness of breath 

On 24-07-23, he went to local hospital with C/O burning micturition

He was given some medication ( not known) 

 According to patient swelling started to progress rapidly after taking the medication 

By 26 th swelling progressed to entire body

He was taken to local hospital, patient got initial tests done here

             Serum creat - 3 mg / dl 

             Usg : grade 1 RPD and b/l pleural effusion

He was referred to kamineni i/v/o raised creatinine and RPD changes ( according to patient - for dialysis) 


PAST HISTORY : 

Patient has H/O Type 2 DM since 10 years ( medication - not known)

No H/O HTN, Asthma, TB, Epilepsy, CVA, CAD

No past surgical history 

PERSONAL HISTORY :

DIET - mixed 

Appetite-normal 

SLEEP - adequate

BOWEL/BLADDER-regular

ADDICTIONS - alcohol consumption since 40 yrs 

Chutta - 10 / day since 40 yrs

NO ALLERGIES


FAMILY HISTORY : 

No significant family history 


GENERAL EXAMINATION : 

No signs of pallor, icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, Lymphadenopathy

Pedal edema present 












VITALS ON ADMISSION : 

PR : 78 bpm 

BP : 140/60 mmhg 

TEMPERATURE : 96.8 F

RR : 22 cpm

Spo2 : 94 % on RA

GRBS : 191 mg/dl  


SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION : 


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION : 

Bilateral air entry +

Normal vesicular breath sounds 

Trachea central 

B/L crepitations heard in infra axillary ( left >right) 


CVS EXAMINATION : 

S1, S2 heard 

No murmurs 


ABDOMEN EXAMINATION : 

No tenderness 

No organomegaly

Bowel sounds - present 





CNS EXAMINATION : 

Gcs - E4V5M6 (15/15)

Higher mental functions - normal 

Cranial nerve examination - normal 

Sensory and motor system normal 

No signs of meningeal irritation


Investigations : 

HEMOGRAM 



SERUM CREATININE: 




BLOOD UREA





LIVER FUNCTION TEST : 


SERUM ELECTROLYTES: 


RANDOM BLOOD SUGAR :


CHEST XRAY PA VIEW 

Impression - Right side mild pleural effusion


USG ABDOMEN AND PELVIS :

Impression - Grade 1 fatty liver 

Minimal inter bowel fluid noted 


ECG :




DIAGNOSIS : 

Acute kidney injury on CKD with ? Urinary tract infection with anemia (? Secondary to CKD) 

TREATMENT : 

1)Inj Lasix 40mg IV/BD 

2)INJ PIPTAZ 4.5 gm IV stat f/b 2.25 gm IV/BD 

3)Inj HAI s/c TID 

4)IV fluids NS @ 50 ml/hr 

5)Inj PAN 40 mg IV/OD

5)Strict input and output monitoring 

6)GRBS monitoring 


























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