General medicine case- 4

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Date of admission: 23/09/2021


A 85 year-old man, who is a farm worker by occupation, presented to the hospital with complains of

- Weakness of left upperlimb and lowerlimb since 20 days

-Deviation of mouth towards left side since 20 days

- Difficulty in swallowing since 20 days.


History of present illness:

The patient was apparently asymptomatic 20 days back then had sudden weakness in left upperlimb and lower limb one morning.

He couldn't walk and also noticed difficulty in swallowing.

He was taken to the local hospital and was later referred to Kamineni for further treatment.


Past history:

The patient is a known case of hypertension since 3 years.

Not a known case of Diabetes mellitus, Asthma, Tuberculosis, Epilepsy.


Personal history: 

The patient has a mixed diet.

Has a loss of appetite since 20 days.

Bowel and bladder movements are normal.

The patient is a chronic smoker(4-5 chutta/day)and alcoholic since 20 years.

Has stopped drinking and smoking 2 months ago.


Treatment history: 

The patient is not allergic to any known drugs.


General examination:

The patient is conscious, coherent and cooperative

 Pallor- Yes

Cyanosis- No

Lymphadenopathy- No 

Clubbing of fingers- No

Pedal edema- No





Vitals:

Temperature- Afebrile

Pulse rate- 100 bpm

Blood pressure- 140/90 mmhg

Respiratory rate- 22 cycles per min


Systemic examination:

CVS- S1 and S2 heard 


Respiratory system:

NVBS present 


CNS 

Conscious 

Speech - normal

No signs of meningeal irritation

Tone- Increased in left side.

Investigations: 










Diagnosis:
CVA with left UMN Palsy with acute infarct 
in Right Parietal lobe and Frontoparietal lobe.


Treatment:

RT FEEDS 100 ML MILK - 2ND HOURLY , 100ML HOURLY

2) INJ PAN 40 MG /IV/OD

3) INJ OPTINEURON 1 AMP IN 100 ML NS /IV/OVER 30 MIN

4)TAB ASPIRIN 100 MG RT/OD

5)TAB CLOPIDOGREL 75 MG RT /OD/H/S

6) TAB ATORVASTATIN 40 MG /RT/OD/HS




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