A 55 year old male patient with B/L pedal edema

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A 55yr old male patient,daily wage labourer by occupation came resident of mothkoor 

C/o Pedal edema since 20 days

Facial puffiness since 20 days

Sob(grade-3) since 20 days

Loss of appetite since 20 days

Decreased urine output since 10 days


A 55yr old male patient was apparently asymptomatic 1 yr back, when he developed weakness of left upper and lower limbs for which he went to the hospital and was diagnosed to have HTN. (Medications prescribed but never taken )


History of Pedal edema since 20 days - Insidious in onset, gradually progressive from involving ankle to above knee , b/l pitting type.


History of palpitations.


History of Facial puffiness since 20 days


History of Sob(grade-3) since 20 days- insidious in onset,aggregated while talking and walking to washroom


PERSONAL HISTORY 

he is been married for 32 years 


He is a case of infertility


Diet is mixed


Loss of appetite since 20 days


Decreased urine output since 10 days


Occasional alcohol consumer

Occasional tobacco abuser 

No NSAID abuse

No burning micturition 

No cough 

No chest pain 

No orthopnea 

No PND


PAST HISTORY 


HTN since 1 yr(medications prescribed- but didn't use.) 

Non diabetic 

No h/o TB, Asthma, epilepsy


GENERAL EXAMINATION 


Patient is conscious coherent cooperative comfortable moderately built and moderately nourished


O/E:

Temp- afebrile to touch   

pallor- present 




No- icterus, cyanosis, lymphadenopathy

B/l-Painless soft  pitting pedal edema present 





B\L pitting edema 


Vital signs

Temp-96.4F

BP-160/80mmhg

Pr-89/min                             

Spo2-96% on RA

Rr-23/min Regular




SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION 


Examination of oral cavity-Normal


Abdomen inspection


Shape-locally distended

Flanks – full

Umbilicus -Position?, slit shaped

Skint-normal


Palpation


Superficial palpation-abdomen is soft ,warm



Percussion


Fluid thrill/Shifting dullness/ Puddle’s sign-Present

Percussion of  liver span


Auscultation


Bowel sounds – 10 to 15 per minute for small bowel

3 to 5/minute for large bowl


CVS EXAMINATION 

Cvs-S1S2 heard

RS- BAE+, NVBS, no added sounds 

P/A: distended, soft, non tender




CNS EXAMINATION -NAD 


Treatment given

1.Fluid restriction for less than 1.1 L/day

2.Salt restriction less than 2.4 g/day

3.Tab lasix 40 MG/pO/BD

4.Tab NODOSIS 500 MG PO/BD

5.Tab OROFER- Xt po/od

6.Tab SHELCAL PO/OD

7.Tab. NICARDIA 10 MG/po/bD

8. Monitor vitals inform SOS

 

 

                  















Diagnosis

Chronic kidney disease with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Discussion

Our patient is a case of chronic kidney disease with heart failure, Laboratory examination of ascetic fluid sure showed protein levels of – suggesting – patient showed improvement with intake of Medication is prescribed and fluid restriction which reduced his preload on  heart,Patient was suggested dialysis but refused to undergo.

























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