General medicine case 5

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Date of admission : 17/10/21

A 37 year old man who is farmer by occupation came to the OPD with the chief complaint of 

1. Constipation since 1 day

2. Decreased urine output since 1 day

3. Vomitings since 1 day

4. Pain in abdomen since 4 days

History of present illness : 

- The patient was apparently asymptomatic 5 days back when he observed pain in abdomen for which he took symptomatic treatment for two days in a local hospital. 

- The condition subsided but recurred after a day along with constipation, decreased urine output and vomiting that was non bilious in nature.

History of past illness : 

- The patient is not a known case of diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy, tuberculosis, asthma

Personal history : 

- The patient has no loss of appetite

- He takes mixed diet

- No sleep disturbances

- The patient takes 90 -100 ml of alcohol daily and consumes non smoking form of tobacco daily since 20 years

Family history :

- There are no similar complaints in the family members

Treatment history :

- The patient has taken medications for abdominal pain 

- He is not a known case of drug allergy.

General examination :

- Patient is conscious, coherent, cooperative at the time of joining

- No pallor

- No icterus

- No cyanosis

- No clubbing of fingers and toes

- No lymphadenopathy

- No pedal edema

Vitals : temperature - afebrile

              Pulse rate - 94 bpm

              Respiratory rate - 22 cycles per minute

              BP - 140/90 mm Hg


Systemic examination : 

CVS

Inspection - chest wall is bilaterally symmetrical

- No precordial bulge 

- No visible pulsations, engorged veins, scars, sinuses

Palpation - JVP is normal

Auscultation - S1 and S2 heard


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

- Position of trachea is central 

- Bilateral air entry us normal

- Normal vesicular breath sounds heard

- No added sounds


PER ABDOMEN 

- abdomen is tender

- bowel sounds heard

- no palpable mass or free fluid


CNS

- Patient is conscious

- Speech is present

- Reflexes are normal


Investigations : 

Hemogram : 


Blood urea nitrogen : 


ECG :




Ultrasound report : 


Diagnosis : Acute necrotizing pancreatitis 

Treatment : 

- soft diet
- IV fluids 75 ml per hour
- Tab Pantop 40 mg OD
- Tab Benfomet OD
- Tab tremadol 1 ampoule in 100 ml NS IV SOS
- Inj. Monocef 1 gm IV BD


1. What are the signs and symptoms for pancreatitis?
2. Etiology and pathophysiology of pancreatitis?

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