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  A 70 yr old female was brought by his son to the opd with the complaints of shortness of breath and bilateral pedal edema chief complaints: shortness of breath since one week bilateral pedal edema  since five days decreased urine output HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS: patient was apparently normal 5-6 years back.then she developed low grade fever on and off with generalised weakness and went to healthcare and diagnosed with diabetes. one month back she had loose stools in small quantity3-4 episodes per day for 1-2 days . since one week she deveolped shortness of breath initially on exertion but now at rest.bilateral pedema initially on ankle then generalised;facial puffiness and decreased urine output HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS history of diabetes:5-6 yrs no history of hypertension,tb,epilepsy FAMILY HISTORY: Not a k/c/o asthma,tb.epilepsy.htn PERSONAL HISTORY: married occupation:daily wage labourer diet:mixed appetite:low bowel and bladder movements are abnormal no allergies used medica
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  CASE SCENARIO  Pt aged 45 yrs F daily wage worker came to opd with chief c/o  bilateral pedal edema since 20 days and SOB on exertion since 20 days HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS Pt has bilateral pedal edema ( pitting)  and SOB on exertion  HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS N/k/c/o Dm and HTN TREATMENT  HISTORY  Pt is not on any medication PERSONAL HISTORY  Married Mixed diet Daily wage worker  PHYSICAL EXAMINATION  Patient is conscious, coherent and cooperative •Moderately built and Moderately nourished •No signs of - Pallor                        Cyanosis                        Clubbing                        Icterus Edema is present,pitting type VITALS • Temp -  •Pulse rate - 82 BPM •RP -  •BP - 130/70 mm hg •SPO2 -  SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM • S1, S2 heard • No murmurs RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:   •Position of trachea - central •Breath sounds - vesicular ABDOMEN •Shape - scaphoid •  palpable liver •Spleen is not palpable  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: • Intact • No focal defect • No abnorm
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  51 year old male patient who is resident of chityal ,and works in a transportation company came to the hospital with complaints of  1- Fever since 10 days 2- Cough since 10 days  3-shortness of breath since 6 days  History of presenting illness :  Patient is apparently asymptomatic 10 days back then he developed. Fever since 10 days which is high grade , with chills and rigors , intermittent ,relieving with medication. Associated with cough and shortness of breath. Cough since 10 days which is productive ,mucoid in consistency,whitish ,scanty amount ,more during night times and on supine position ,non foulsmelling ,non bloodstained . Right sided chest pain - diffuse , intermittent ,dragging type , aggravated on cough ,non radiating ,not associated with sweating , palpitations. Shortness of breath since 6 days , insidious onset , gradually progresive ,of grade 3 - (MMRC scale ),not associated with wheeze ,no orthopnea ,no Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, no pedal edema .  History of pain
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General medicine monthly assessment

 Harinarthini Vaishnavi  This is online elog book to discuss our patient's de-identified health data shared after taking his /her /guardians signed informed consent. Here we disuss our individual patients problems through series of inputs from available global online community of experts with an aim to solve those patients clinical problems with collective current best evidence based inputs. LONG CASE  44 year old male With Death of bilateral symmetrical Oedema and progressive generalised oedema  The case was very well presented with adequate information for easy diagnosis   Provisional Diagnosis - Acute Glomerulopathy (Glomerulonephritis / Nephrotic syndrome) Features to look for -  Hypertension (secondary hypertension in Glomerulonephritis) Haematuria on Urine Microscopy (particularly dysmorphic RBCs in urine) Quantification of Proteinuria Serum Albumin / Total Proteins Urine specific gravity / calculated urine osmolality to check for isosthenuria (to look for secondary tubular/i
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