13 harika general medici e case

 October 27, 2021

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 A 40 year old male patient came to the casualty with chief complaint of Shortness of Breath worsening since 2 hours Grade 3-4
Palpitations +
B/L pedal edema + , pitting type since 10-15days
Abdominal distension and 
Decreased urine output since 15days
H/O fever 1 week back, it's subsided now 

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 6 months ago 
He then developed an episode of Sob to which he visited a local doctor and he was relieved of his symptoms and he was diagnosed to have  (? LIVER FAILURE ) with yellowish discoloration of eyes and was adviced medication
He had intermittent episodes of Sob and continued medication 

H/O pedal edema  in both lower limbs since 10-15days insidious in onset, progressively worsening and attained to present size
H/o of abdominal distention since 1 month which progressively increasing
Endoscopy was done Grade 1 varices were present
Ultrasound was showing  mild splenomegaly
H/o decreased urine output since 10-15days , Normal stream, post voidal residue with urgency and hesitancy

K/C/ O diabetes mellitus since 6 months - On medication
Not a K/c/o Htn,asthma,Tb,epilepsy,Cad

Personal history:
History of intake of toddy since 16 yrs of age
Whiskey and brandy 90-180ml since 10-12 yrs

H/O ascitic tap done in Miriyalguda 1 week back
H/o of dialysis ( one) i/v/o renal failure 
Creatinine on 8/10/21 was 6.3 mg/dl
On 9/10/21 -3.9 mg/dl

No significant family history

On examination

Pt is C/c/c
 Vitals 
Bp - 90/80mm Hg
PR - 78 bpm
Rr - 16 cpm
SpO2 - 98%
Temperature 98.1 F
CVS - S1 S2 heard
RS - BAE +
Per Abdomen -  Shifting Dullness
Bowel sounds- sluggish


Provisional Diagnosis - Chronic Liver disease,
Hepatorenal syndrome, CKD








Treatment:-

1.Fluid restriction < 1 L / day
2. Salt restriction < 2gm / day
3. Tab.  Aldactone 50mg/PO/BD
4.Syp. Lactulose 15ml/BD
5.Tab. Thiamine 100mg/PO/OD 
6. Tab. Rifagut 550mg/PO/BD
7.Abdominal girth & weight monitoring
8. Tab. Udiliv / PO/OD
9.Protein Powder with 100ml milk 

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