45 Goli Shreya

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A 70 YEAR OLD MALE WITH SOB AND SWELLING, DISCHARGE FROM RT. LOWER LIMB( CELLULITIS) 

Chief complaint :

• Altered sensorium , since 2 days

• SOB grade IV , since 5 days

• Pedal edema grade III, since 7 days

• Rt. Lower limb cellulitis, since 7 days

History of presenting illness:

• A 70 yr old male, farmer by occupation, was apparently asymptomatic 2 yrs back. 

• Had h/o CVA 2 yrs back and for which he used medications for 4 months, and stopped. 

• k/c/o HTN since 2 yrs and is on regular medication

• k/c/o CKD since 2 yrs and is on conservative management

•1 1/2  yr back, had h/o trauma - Lt. femur

• 1 yr back - Lt. arm # , for which casting was done

• 15 days back, he had h/o trauma to Rt. Lower limb which gradually progressed to rt. Lower limb cellulitis

• c/o pedal edema grade - III, pitting type, relieved on medication

• c/o SOB grade II-III, progressed to grade IV

• H/O chest pain and chest tightness

• No c/o palpitations, syncopal attacks

• decreased urine output + , facial puffiness +

• No c/o orthopnoea, PND, burning micturition

History of past illness:

• No h/o DM, CAD, TB, epilepsy, asthma

Treatment history:

• Has a treatment history of HTN since past 2 yrs

• Has no treatment history of DM, CAD, asthma, TB, antibiotics, hormones, chemoradiation

Personal history:

• Farmer by occupation

• Has lost / decreased appetite

• Follows a mixed diet

• Has regular bowel habits

• Has decreased frequency of micturition

• Has no h/o allergies

Family history:

• Has no family history of DM, HTN, heart disease, stroke, cancers, TB, asthma. 

Physical Examination:

• Pallor - yes

• Cyanosis - no

• Lymphadenopathy - no

• Clubbing of toes/fingers - no

• Oedema of feet - yes

Vitals :

• Temperature : 95.7 °F

• Pulse rate : 92 / min

• Respiratory rate : 24times /min

• BP : 11/70 mmHg

• SPO2 - 98%

• GRBS : 104 mg

Systemic Examination:

A. Cardiovascular system

• No thrills and no cardiac murmurs 

• S1, S2 heard

B. Respiratory system

• Dyspnoea present

• No wheeze 

• Trachea position - central

• Breath sounds - vesicular

• BAE +

C. Abdomen

• Shape of abdomen - scaphoid

• No tenderness, no palpable mass

• Normal hernial orifices

• No free fluid, no bruits present

• Liver, spleen are not palpable

• Normal bowel sounds present

• soft and now tender

D. Central nervous system

• Level of consciousness- drowsy 1 arousable

• Speech - normal

• No neck stiffness and no kerning's sign

• Glasgow scale - 15/15

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:

       ? AKI ON CKD

        ? UREMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY

        ? RT. LOWER LIMB CELLULITIS

Investigations:

ON 19.7.21

ON 20.7.21

ON 21.7.21

Treatment :

1. INJ. LASIX  40mg IV/BD

2. NEB T DUOLIN 8th hourly

                Budecort 12th hourly

3. TAB. NODOSIS 550mg PO/BD

4. TAB SHELLCAL 500 mg PO/OD

5. TAB. CLINDIPINE 10mg PO/OD

6. INJ. PIPTAZ 2.25gm/IV /QID /8th hourly

7.T. ECOSPRIN 75mg/PO/HS

8. T. ATORVAS 20mg/PO/HS

9. BP/PR/RR/SPO2 charting 4th hourly

10. GRBS charting 6th hourly

11. STRICTLY I/O CHARTING

On cross consultation with surgery dept. 

On inspection: ( of rt. leg) 

• Reddish, wrinkling of skin is present

• ulcer size  3×4×7 cms

               Margin sloping

               Surrounding skin erythematous

               No line of demarcation seen

• present over the rt. Shin of tibia, discharging pus

• oedema extending from toes to skin above knees

• no necrolic pouches present on toe nails