75 yrs old male came to casuality with c/o SOB on exertion and cough

 GENERAL MEDICINE CASE




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75yrs old Male came to casuality with c/o SOB On exertion since 1 month, aggravating since 7 days.

C/o cough with expectoration since 1 month

C/o pedal edema since 7 days

HOPI:

Pt was apparently asymptomatic 1 month back then he developed SOB on exertion( Grade 3) associated with cough with expectoration since 1 month.Pedal edema since 7 days, gradually progressive.

No h/o decreased urine output, abdominal distention

No h/o fever , vomitings, diarrhoea.


Past History:

Not k/c/o DM,HTN,TB,Asthma,CVA,CAD,Epilepsy

Personal history: Beedi smoker since 50 years 3-4 chuttas/day stopped 1 month ago.

Occasional alcoholic -Stopped 2-3 years back.


O/E:

No pallor/Icterus/cyanosis/clubbing/Generalized lymphadenopathy/pedal edema 

Temp-afebrile

PR- 100bpm

RR-24/min

BP-130/90 mmhg

Spo2- 90%at RA

GRBS-134 mg/dl

CVS- S1 S2 +,No murmurs

RS- bae+,B/L infra axillary and infra scapular crepts present on admission.

P/A- soft, non tender 

CNS- No FND.









Investigations:-

USG:-


2d echo:-


https://youtu.be/kNl_hZhjp4E.



X-ray


ECG:-









Provisional diagnosis: Acute on chronic COPD with Right heart failure( Corpulmonale) with Rt lower lobe pneumonia.

Treatment:-

Inj lasix 40 mg /IV/BD ( if SBP>110/80)

Inj Augmentin 1g/IV/BD

Tab Azithromycin 500mg PO/OD.

Inj optineuron 1 amp in 100ml NS/ IV/OD.

Inj thiamine 1 amp in 100ml NS/IV/BD.

Nebulisation with Duolin, budecort,mixomist-1 respule 6th hourly.

Tab tamiflu 75mg po/bd.

Tab pan 40 mg po/od 

Fluids restriction (<1.5L/day) and salt restriction (<4g/day).

Daily weight monitoring.







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