44Y OLD MALE ABDOMINAL DISTENSION AND COUGH

 

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A 44 YROLD MALE CAME TO OPD WITH 

COMPLAINTS OF B/L PEDAL OEDEMA  SINCE 6 MONTHS,

ABDOMINAL DISTENSUIN SINCE 6 MONTHS COUGH WITH OUT EXPECTORIATION SINCE 4 DAYS

PATIENT WAS APPARENTLY ASYMPTOMATIC 6 MONTHS AGO THEN HE DEVELOPED B/L PEDAL EDEMA PITTING TYPE INSIDIOUS IN ONSET GRADUALLY PROGRESSIVE NO AGGREVATING AND RELIEVING FACTORS

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION SINCE 6 MONTHS INSCIDIOUS ONSET GRADUALLY PROGRESSIVE INITIALLY SMALL IN SIZE PROGRRESSED TO PRESENT SIZE

PT INITIALLY WENT TO OUT SIDE HOSPITAL DIAGNOSTIC TAP WAS DONE ( NO DOCUMENTS AVALIBLE ) THEN DISCHARGED WITH MEDICATION (LASIX)

COUGH WITH OUT EXPECTORIATION SINCE 4 DAYS NO AGGREVATIMG AND RELIEVING FACTORS

NO H/O CONSTIPATION,BURNING MICTIRITION,NAUSEA, VOMITING

NO H/O FEVER,COUGH, BREATHLESSNESS, LOOSEMOTIONS, CHEST PAIN, PALPITATIONS,ORTHOPNEA,PND

NO H/O DM, HTN, ASTHMA, TB, EPILEPSY
,CVA,CAD,CKD

PERSONAL HISTORY OCCUPATION AUTO DRIVER

ALCOHOL INTAKE DAILY SINCE 20 YRS 1LT PER DAY

CIGERETTE SMOKING

EXAMINATION

PT IS C/C/C

NO PALLOR,ICTERUS, CYANOSIS,CLUBBING, LYMPHADENOPATHY,OEDEMA IN FEET

TEMP AFEBRILR

PR 86BPM

RR 18CPM

BP 110/80 MMHGABDOMINAL EXAMINATION

SHAPE DISTENDED

 



 














 

 

 

NON TENDER

NO PALPABLE MASS

HERNIAL ORIFICES FULL

FREE FLUID PRESENT

NO BRUITS


FLUID RESTRICTION LESS THAN 1.5 LIT/DAY

SALT RESTRICTION <2 GM / DAY

2 TO 4 EGG WHITES /DAY

TAB LASILACTION 10/50MG PO OD 1 WEEK

TAB LASIX 40 MG PO OD 10 DAYS

TAB THIAMINE 100 MG PO BD 1O DAYS

SYP LACTULOSE 25ML PO HS 10DAYS

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