Final Practical Examination General medicine Long case

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Date of admission : 08-02-2022

A 19 year old male with Abdominal pain and loose stools .


Chief complaint: 

A 19 year old male student came to casualty with chief complaints of abdominal pain , vomiting episodes  (2 -3) since 3 days , loose stools  since 3 days.  

History of present illness : 

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 5 days ago. He went to a party and there he had some mutton and  a glass of beer . After 2 days he developed pain in abdomen with 2 -3 episodes of vomiting, and 2-3 episodes of loose stools  . Pain was continuous and radiating to the left lower abdomen . Stomach pain , cramping , fever , nausea , headache were present . He went to local hospital for initial treatment.  As the pain doesn't got subsided and rather aggrevating, he came to this hospital  for further  treatment .

History of  past illness :

Patient is a known case of hypertension since 2 years and on regular medication .

No H/o asthma , DM , epilepsy, TB ,CAD .

No H/o allergies 

Family History : 

No family history of similar illness . 

Personal History :

Diet : Mixed 

Apetite: Normal 

Sleep : Adequate 

No H/o addictions . 

General Examination : 

Patient is conscious , coherent , co operative and well oriented to time and place . 

No pallor , cyanosis , icterus, clubbing , generalized lymphaadenopathy is observed .

VITALS: 

Temperature : 98. 6°F 

Pulse rate : 86 bpm

Respiratory rate : 17 cpm

BP : 110/80 mm of Hg 


Systemic examination : 

CVS : 

S1 , S2 are heard 

No murmurs 

Respiratory system : 

Bilateral entry of air is normal 

No dyspnoea 

No wheeze 

Vesicular breath sounds are heard . 

Abdomen: 

Mild tenderness is seen 

No palpable mass 

No bruit 

CNS : 

Speech : Normal 

No stiffness of neck 

No neurological deficits .

Investigations: 

Complete blood picture : 

Haemoglobin  - 14.7 gm/ dl

TLC : 10, 000 cells/ cu mm 

Platelet count:  2.4 L












Provisional diagnosis:                                           
          Gastro enteritis ?
                Acute appendicitis?   

       
Differential diagnosis:                                         Viral hepatitis   
Acute appendicitis 
                           Gastro enteritis    .                             
                                                                               
Final diagnosis :

                                  Gastro enteritis      

         
Treatment : 
Inj . PAN 40 mg IV / OD 
Inj. METRANIDAZOLE 100 ml IV / Tid 
Inj .ZOFER  4mg IV /sos
Tab .SPOROLAC -2 tabs / sos 





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