46 YEAR OLD MALE WITH FEVER,ABDOMINAL DISTENSION AND DARK COLORED STOOLS
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Provisional diagnosis:
A 46 year old male patient presenting with c/o :
• Fever since 6 days.
• Dark coloured stools since 6 days
• Yellowish discolouration of sclera and urine.
• Abdominal distention since 3 days
History of presenting illness :
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 6 days back following which
He developed Fever which was associated with chills and cold and aggravated at night.
3 days after fever started the patient developed abdominal distention which was insidious in onset and not progressing.
5 days following fever the patient noticed blood in urine, associated with clots.(foleys inserted 4 days back and blood noticed in urobag.)
Patient attenders noticed hyperpigmentation of skin over face.
Past history :
No similar complaints in the past
No H/O of DM,HTN,ASTHMA, EPILEPSY,TB ,CVD
Personal history :
Diet :mixed
Appetite : decreased
Sleep : decreased
Bowel and bladder movements:regular
-burning micturition
Family history :
Not significant
General examination:
Patient is consious, coherent, cooperative.
Signs of icterus in sclera and eyes
No signs of clubbing, lymphadenopathy, edema
Vitals:
Temp: 98.6 F
PR: 84 bpm
RR: 20 cpm
Grbs: 115 mg/dl
Spo2: 98%
SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:
CVS :S1 S2 Heard
RS :Bilateral air entry+
Per abdomen :Soft and non tender
CNS :No abnormalities detected
Clinical Images:
Abdominal distension
Mild icterus
Provisional diagnosis:
? Dengue hepatitis (NS Antigen +ve)
Plan of treatment:
1. Ivf NS/RL/DNS continuous at 100ml/hr
2. Inj. PAN 40mg IV BD
3. inj. ZOFER 4mg IV/SOS
4. Inj. NEOMOL 1gm IV/SOS
5. Tab. PCM 650 mg PO/ SOS
6. Inj. OPTINEURON 1 AMP in 100ml NS IV/OD
7. W/F bleeding manifestations
8. BP/PR/TEMP monitoring 4th hourly
9. GRBS charting 12th hourly.