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General medicine case 2

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  This is an online e-log book to discuss our patient's de-identified health data shared after taking his/her/guardian's 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 patient's clinical problems with collective current best evidence based inputs.  Date of admission : 16th August 2021 A 70 year old male presented to the OPD with the chief complaint of fever, low urine output, back ache and shortness of breath since 10 days. History of present illness : - Patient was apparently asymptomatic 4 years back then he developed shortness of breath, pedal edema for which he was admitted to hospital. - He was treated for the above condition. - 3 years back he developed back pain which was intermittent and was on medication - since 2 months he had fever, back pain - since 1 month he developed shortness of breath and pedal edema History of past illness :  - He ...

General medicine case 1

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  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 patient's clinical problems with collective current best evidence based inputs. A 48 year old male patient presented to the OPD with the chief complaint of fever and swelling in the right lower limb since 4 days. History of present illness : - Patient was apparently asymptomatic 4 days back then he noticed a swelling on the right lower leg due to trauma.  - The swelling is associated with pain, no discharge, no sinuses.  - It is associated with low grade fever and is intermittent.  - Fever is not associated with chills and rigors. History of past illness :  - There is no history of diabetes, hypertension, asthma, tuberculosis, epilepsy - There is no history of surgery...