Tuesday, 20 December 2022

A CASE OF 65YEAR OLD MALE WITH VOMITINGS

 Name: K.SANNITH REDDY

Roll no. 65


I've 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 a diagnosis and treatment plan.




Following is the view of my case :



65 YR OLD MALE WITH C/O VOMITINGS SINCE 2 MONTHS

PT WAS APPARENTLY ASYMPTOMATIC TILL 2YRS. THEN HE COMPLAINED OF GIDDINESS AND WENT TO LOCAL HOSPITAL AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HTN. SINCE THEN, HE IS ON AMLODIPINE 5MG 

HE HAS VOMITINGS SINCE 2 MONTHS AFTER EATING, NON PROJECTILE, NO FOUL SMELL, NON BLOOD STAINED ,SCANTY WHITISH IN COLOUR 

NO H/O FEVER, COUGH, BURNING MICTURITION, CONSTIPATION,HEADACHE

H/O WT LOSS ABOUT 10KG IN LAST 3 MONTHS

HE ALSO COMPLAINTS OF INABILITY TO WALK ON HIS OWN SINCE 2MONTHS ( SINCE VOMITINGS STARTED) 

BEFORE 2 MONTHS HE USED TO WALK ON HIS OWN AND HE IS FARMER BY OCCUPATION 


PAST H/O:

K/C/O HTN SINCE 2 YRS UNDER REGULAR MEDICATION (AMLO 5)

NOT K/C/O DM, CAD, CVA, EPILEPSY, TB, ASTHMA

PERSONAL H/O:

APPETITE NORMAL

DIET MIXED

SLEEP: ADEQUATE 

BOWEL AND BLADDER: REGULAR

NO KNOWN ALLERGIES


FAMILY HISTORY: NOT SIGNIFICANT 

GENERAL EXAMINATION:

PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS ,COHERENT AND COOPERATIVE.

ORIENTED TO  PLACE, PERSON BUT NOT TIME

NO PALOR ,ICTERUS, CYANOSIS, LYMPHADENOPATHY, EDEMA


VITALS AT ADMISSION:

BP: 110/80MMHG

PR: 88BPM

RR: 18CPM

SPO2: 98%AT RA

TEMP 98°F


SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:

CVS: S1,S2 HEARD

RS: BAE+

CNS: 

HIGHER MOTOR FUNCTIONS: 

Consciousness - conscious

Oriented time x  place ✓  person ✓

Speech and language - n

Memory

- immediate - retention  decreased

                         Recall       decreased

recent     decreased

remote  ✓

Delusions and hallucinations absent 

MMSE SCORE 25/30

CRANIAL NERVES       RIGHT LEFT 

CN 1     Normal 

CN 2.    Field of vision    ⬇️.      ⬇️       

              Colour vision.    N.       N       

CN 3 4 6    Extra ocular movements. N.      ⬇️

                Pupil size        NSRL.   NSRL 

 Direct, Indirect reflex   N.          N.  

               Accomodation. N.        N

                Ptosis             absent.    Absent 

                 Nystagmus.  absent.     Present

CN 5.    Sensory and motor reflexes normal 

               Jaw jerk   Absent 

CN 7 ,8 ,9,10,11,12.  Normal on both sides

MOTOR: TONE NORMAL, POWER IN BOTH UL IS 5/5, IN BOTH LL IS 4+/5


CEREBELLAR SIGNS:

ATAXIA -  SWAYING TO LEFT

NYSTAGMUS PRESENT IN LEFT EYE TO THE LEFT 

NO DYSARTHRIA 

NO HYPOTONIA 

TITUBATION ABSENT 

NO INTENTION TREMOR 

PENDULAR KNEE JERK ABSENT 

UL   CORORDINATION 

FINGER NOSE TEST POSITIVE 

FINGER FINGER TEST POSITIVE 

(NO COORDINATION )

LL.  HEEL KNEE TEST

       Rt.          Lt

       ++.           - 

                                           RT.         LT

DYSDIADOKINESIA        +.             + 



MOTOR: TONE NORMAL, POWER IN BOTH UL IS 5/5, IN BOTH LL IS 4+/5

REFLEXES ON BOTH SIDES:

B ++

T ++

S +

K +

A +

P F







P/A: SOFT, NON TENDER


INVESTIGATIONS:



HB: 14.9

TLC: 10,300

PLT: 3.56

RBC: 5.33

NA+: 130

K+: 3.9

Cl- 94

CA++: 0.93

LFT:

TB: 2.38

DB: 0.7

AST: 24

ALT: 13

TP: 6.9

ALB: 4.2

A:G: 1.53


SR CREAT: 1.3

BLOOD UREA: 56

SR OSM: 260

RBS: 90

BLOOD GRP: O+

USG ABDOMEN :  NO SONOLOGICAL ABNORMALITY

Chest xray : 


Xray abdomen erect : 


XRay of knee joint : 



MRI BRAIN : 






44x41x42mm Peripherally enhancing thick irregular wall intra axial lesion in left cerebellar hemisphere extending into vermis 

Lesion is causing compression and displacement of 4rth ventricle to contralateral side with resultant mild dilatation of lateral and 3rd ventricle suggestive of acute hydrocephalus

Periventricular hyperintensity suggestive of transependymal sepage of CSF 


PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:

1.Chronic vomitings since 2 months secondary to ?lt Cerebellar lesion compressing 4th ventricle ? Acute hydrocephalus secondary Mets? Primary brain malignancy

2.k/c/o htn since 2 yrs with b/l OA knee grade 4, lt more than rt


TREATMENT:

17/12/22

INJ ZOFER 4MG IV TID

INJ PAN 80MG IN 50ML NS CONT IV INFUSION

IVF AT 75ML/HR

ORS 1 PACKET IN GLASS OF WATER IN SIPS

GRBS 4TH HRLY


18/12/22

INJ OPTINEURON 1AMP +100 ML NS IV OD

INJ ZOFER 4MG IV TID

TAB PAN D 40/30 PO/BD

IVF AT 75ML/HR

ORS 1 PACKET IN GLASS OF WATER IN SIPS

PROCTOLYTIC ENEMA

GRBS 4TH HRLY


19/12/22

INJ OPTINEURON 1AMP +100 ML NS IV OD

INJ ZOFER 4MG IV TID

TAB PAN D 40/30 PO/BD

IVF AT 75ML/HR

ORS 1 PACKET IN GLASS OF WATER IN SIPS

TAB AMLONG 5MG PO OD

GRBS, BP 4TH HRLY


20/12/22

INJ OPTINEURON 1AMP +100 ML NS IV OD

INJ ZOFER 4MG IV TID

TAB PAN D 40/30 PO/BD

IVF AT 30ML/HR

TAB SHELCAL CT PO OD

TAB JOINTACE PO OD

D2 INJ LEVERA 500MG IV BD

D2 INJ DEXA 8MG IV TID

GRBS, BP 4TH HRLY

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