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59 Y/F Vomitings and Seizures.

THIS IS AN ONLINE E LOG BOOK TO DISCUSS OUR PATIENT'S DE - IDENTIFIED HEALTH DATA SHARED AFTER TAKING HIS / HER /GUARDIAN'S SIGNED INFORMED CONSENT .HERE WE DISCUSS OUR INDIVIDUAL PATIENT'S PROBLEMS THROUGH SERIES OF INPUTS FROM AVAILABLE GLOBAL ONLINE COMMUNITY OF EXPERTS WITH AN AIM TO SOLVE THOSE CLINICAL PROBLEMS WITH COLLECTIVE CURRENT BEST EVIDENCE BASED INPUT.    

This E blog also reflects my patient centered online learning portfolio and your valuable inputs on the comment box is welcome.

I have 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 diagnosis and treatment plan. 

03- March-2022        

A 59Y/F brought to the casualty with c/o involuntary movements of B/L upper limbs and lower limbs ,GTCS type , with uprolling of eye, tongue bite, involuntary micturition, lasting for 2 min , with post ictal confusion and no aura.

H/o vomitings since 3 days

H/o pain abdomen since yesterday diffuse type, 

No c/o cold, cough, fever, burning micturition, headache ,trauma

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 3 days ago then she developed vomiting, non projectile, non bilious that contained food particles and water, 10 -12 episodes per day.

She was taken to hospital in Nalgonda twice but her symptoms didn't subside. During her visit to another doctor at Hyderabad , patient developed seizures.

Revolutionary movements, GTCS with up rolling of eyes, drooling of saliva, involuntary micturition, tongue bite  and post episodic confusion for 30 minutes. Aura was absent.

After the episode the patient became unconscious and then was brought to our OPD.

No history of trauma, headache, cold , fever, cough .

PAST HISTORY

Not a known case of diabetes, hypertension, tuberculosis leprosy, epilepsy, coronary heart disease , bronchial asthma

PERSONAL HISTORY

Diet- Mixed

Appetite -Normal

Bowel and bladder- Regular

Sleep- Adequate

Addictions- None 

Allergies- None 

FAMILY HISTORY

Not significant 

GENERAL EXAMINATION

Patient had altered sensorium

Moderately built and nourished

Pallor -Absent

Cyanosis -Absent

Clubbing of fingers/toes -Absent

Edema of feet -Absent

Icterus -Absent

Lymphadenopathy -Absent 









VITALS

Pulse Rate - 74 /min

Temperature - 98.5 F

Respiration Rate - 18/ min.

BP - 120/70 mm Hg 

Spo2 - 99 %

GRBS - 160 mg%

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION 

CARDIO VASCULAR SYSTEM

  S1 and S2 heard

 No added thrills and murmurs

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 

Normal vesicular breath sounds heard, BAE +

PER ABDOMEN 

Soft, non-tender

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

1.Level of Consciousness

Conscious and  Drowsy but Arousable

2. Speech - Incoherent 

3. Signs of Meningeal Irritation

a) Neck Stiffness-No

b) Kerning's Sign-No

4.Cranial nerves NAD

5.Sensory System NAD

6.Motor System NAD

7.Glasgow Scale 

E4V2M6 

8. Reflexs

Pupils : B/l  Nsrl

                          RIGHT          LEFT

PUPIL.              NSRL           NSRL

TONE.       UL  NORMAL   NORMAL 

                  LL  NORMAL    NORMAL

POWER.   UL  NORMAL NORMAL

                  LL  NORMAL NORMAL                    

REFLEXES  

       a) BICEPS.       2+        2+

       b) TRICEPS      2+        2+ 

       c) SUPINATOR 2+        2+

       d) KNEE.           2+         -

      e) ANKLE           2+        2+

       f) PLANTAR  extensor extensor

Cranial nerves NAD

Sensory System NAD

Motor System NAD 

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS

Seizures secondary to hyponatremia

INVESTIGATIONS

ABG

PH 7.44

PCO2 24.0

PO2 107

HCO3 16.1

ST HCO3 20.0

HEMOGRAM: 

HB: 13.5

TLC: 16,800

N/L/E/M/B: 86/09/01/05/00

PCV: 38.1

MCV: 80.8

MCH: 28.6

RBC:4.72

RDW-CV :12.6

RDW-SD: 41.7

PS: NC/NC

PLT:-1.1

CUE-

Alb :+

Sugars:nil

Pc:4-5/Hpf 

RBS 164mg/dl

Serum electrolytes

Urine electrolytes

Urinary chloride 156 mmol/L

Spot Urinary Potassium 21 Q 

Spot Urine Sodium 122 mmol/L


Serum for osmolality 269 m OSM/L

2D ECHO












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X RAY 


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PROGRESS NOTES 





TREATMENT

1.Ivf - 3% Nacl @ 15ml/hr to be I/D A/to sr.electrolytes 4th hrly   

2.inj monocef 1gm/iv/bd

3.inj pan 40mg/iv/od

4.inj zofer 4mg/iv/sos

5.inj neomol 100ml /iv/ if temp > 101.1°F

6.Monitor vitals 2nd hrly

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