A 21 yr old female with pyrexia and vomitings



Medical case disscussion 


July 23,2022

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Name : Jyothi Reddy 

Roll no : 44
I have been given this case to solve an attempt to understand the topic of "patient clinical analysis data " to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including clinical history,clinical findings, investigations and come up with a diagnosis and treatment plan

        CASE DISCUSSION
A 21 year old female patient from Islamilpalli, who's a Bsc nursing student came to the casuality with chief complaints of  
•Fever since 10am on 21/7/22
•Body pains
•Vomitings since 21/7/22 evening
•History on non-productive cough

HOPI :
A 21 year old female patients presenting with fever,insidious in onset,high grade,continous,associated with chills&body pain since 10 am 21/7/22

Vomitings on 21/7/22 evening 6 episodes , non bilious type,non-projectile, food particles and water as content,was associated with abdominal pain(h/o Outside food intake - corn,chicken on 20/7/22)


No H/o loose stools



No H/o cold,burning micturation,ear ache,tinnitus,shortness of breath,chest pain,palpitations,diarrhoea,eye pain



Daily routine :


 Wakes up at 7 am,do her regular activities,have breakfast and attend college classes,clinicals,have lunch at 1pm and attend college from 2-4pm , and having snacks on road side frequently, goes to bed at 10pm



Past history : 


Not a k/c/o diabetes/ hypertension/asthma/CAD/CVA/Epilepsy/Typhoid/Thyroid disorders


No previous surgical history.



Personal history :


•Diet : mixed


•Appetite :  decreased since yesterday


•Sleep :  distributed sleep because of chills and rigor



•Bowel  movements :

Vomitings since yesterday evening

•Bladder movements: Regular

•Addictions : None

 

Allergies :

 Allergic to potato , Roselle leaves and brinjal


Family history : not significant


Menstrual history : 

 Age of menarche : 12

 Duration of mensuration : 5 days

 LMP : 25/6/22

 Regular : 5/30

 No other Gynecologic problems


Immunization status : 

Vaccinated up to date

 Vaccinated for covid -19


      GENERAL EXAMINATION  •Patient is examined in a well lit room after obtaining consent

•Patient is conscious, coherent, cooperative.

 Well built and well nourished. 

 •Height -5'2

 • Weight - 55 kgs

•Pallor , Icterus,clubbing, cyanosis, koilonychia, edema are absent



•VITALS 


Temp- Afebrile (100 f) 


Bp-100/80 mm hg


PR- 84bpm


RR-16CPM


Spo2- 99% on RA


GRBS : 102




              SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION 



RS- bilateral air entry present 



CVS : S1, S2 + no murmurs 



P/A- soft and non tender


bowel sounds present 


CNS : No focal neurological defeicit 

HMF intact 

Power in B/L upper and lower limb Is 5

Reflexes are present with B/L plantars and flexors


INVESTIGATIONS : 

                                On 22/7/22

           Aptt
Haemogram 

Complete urine examination 






Bleeding and clotting time

Chest x-ray



ECG
 



Petichiae on palate


PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS : 

 • DENGUE WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA AND LEUCOPENIA


*TREATMENT :

✓ Plenty of  oral fluids 

✓IVF ( NORMAL SALINE , RINGER LACTATE )

75 ml / hr 

✓ Inj Xone 1gm IV /BD

✓Inj Mifenac  MR PO / BD

✓Tablet okacet PO/BD 

✓Tablet Doxy 100mg/PO/BD 

✓Tablet metaspas PO / BD

✓Inj Neomol IV /SOS

✓ Tablet PCM 600 mg PO / TID 



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