80 year old male with history of SOB since 3 days

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 A 80 year old male came to the causality on Friday morning with Cheif complaints of    
★ Shortness of breath since 3 days
★ altered sensation since 3 days 

History of present illness
The patient was apparently asymptomatic 1 month back then he developed generalized weakness which was incidious in onset because of that he can't able to walk so he is on bed. Then 3 days ago attendees noticed that patient was tachypneic and doing mouth breathing and was taken to local RMP and told to have BP 200/100 and was brought to local hospital with complaints of altered sensorium -not speaking,responding to commands since 3 days. No complaints of fever, seizures,headache,decreased UO,pedal edema. 

15 years back he stopped working
2 years back his 2nd daughter died he was in that depression for few months 
1 and half year back he was admitted in our hospital and diagnosed as metabolic encephalopathy ( resolved)

5 months back he had alteredsensorium and treated under op basis 

Hospital stay 
Admitted on 2/12/22  in the morning With tachypnea, tachycardia( 135 BPM) , and was intubated after 10 min he had an cardiac arrest , after doing CPR  for 2 min he retrived back from then  bought to ICU and kept on Inotropes even though he is having hypo tension from then. 
On ABG it shows acidosis so dialysis was done at 5 30 pm during dialysis his SBP was around 110 , 90,  100 around that.
Today morning the patient is having atrial fibrillation so midazolam was given and his heart ratecame back to normal


Past history  
No h/o diabetes , hypertension , epilepsy , TB , asthma 
H/o hernia surgery nearly 3 years back 
Past discharge summary

Personal history 
 Mixed diet
Appetite decreased 
Bowel and bladder : involuntary since 3days 
Sleep : adequate
Addictions : he was a smoker and alcoholic back then 
he stopped smoking and alcohol 10 yrs back 



Family history history.  
Not significant


General phycial examination 

The patient was examined in a well lighted room 
The patient was unconscious and under sedation thin built and nourished 
Pallor - present 
No icterus 
No cyanosis
No clubbing 
No lymphadenopathy 
No edema
on dialysis
on intubation
Lindsays nails 

Vitals at 4pm on ventilator 
Temperature : 98.6 ° F
BP : 70/50
PR :100 bpm
RR :14 cpm
SpO2 : 98 % with 100 fiO² 
GRBS : 113 mg/dl
Vitals at 


Systemic examination 
Respiratory : 
Inspection : 
No visible scars and sinuses 
Some hypopigmented spots are present
Chest appears bilateral symmetrical and elliptical in shape
Trachea is central in position with endotracheal tube in it
No dilated veins 
And is having central line 

Palpation : all inspectory findings are confirmed 
Apical impulse is felt in 5th intecostal space 
On percussion 
                    Right         Left 
Supra
Clavicular   (R)            (R)

Infra            (R)            (R)
Clavicular

Mammary.     dull

Inframamary.          Dull

Axillary.                dull

Infra axillary.             dull

Auscultation:
Crepts ad heard in IMA, IAA , ISA

 CNS 
Patient is unconscious 
And is on sederion at 4 pm 
And at the time of admission CNS findings 
GCS : E2V1M1 ( 4/15 )
Pupils : b/l nsrl
Tone : normal in all 4 limbs
Power : not elisitable 
Reflexes : 
                      (R).         (L)
Biceps          1+.          1+
Triceps         2+.         1+
Supinator     1+.          -
Knee             1+.          2+
Ankle             1+.          1+
Plantar     Mute   Flexion

Abdomen
On inspection 
Shape : scaphoid 
 Umbilicus : central , inverted
Equal movements in all quadrants with desperation 
Visible pulsations seen under xiphoid sternum 
A healed scar is present in left iliac fossa
No  sinus
No localized swellings

On palpation 
No masses palpated 
No organomegaly

On purcussion 
Tympanic note is seen 

On auscultation
Bowel sounds are heard 
No local lymphadenopathy

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS
Acute Pulmonary edema with uremic encephalopathy with ? Chronic kidney injury


Investigations 
1/02/2022

                  ABG at 12 pm (2/12/22)
.                                ABG at 2pm
Serial ecgs
Bed side 2d echo 
Concentric LVH 
Sclerotic thickening of AV
No pulmonary embolism

TREATMENT : 

Air bed

Inj.Atracurium 5ml/hr(undiluted)

Inj.Medazolam 5ml/he

Inj NORAD 15 ml/ hr acc to MAP

RT feeds 100ml milk + protein powder 4th hrly,200 mo free water 4th hrly

Inj. Pantop 40mg iv OD

Tab.NODOSIS 500 mg RT/TID

Tab. Shelcal RT/OD

Cap bio D3 RT OD weekly once

Inj lasix20mg iv BD

GRBS 4th hrly monitoring

Inj NaHCO3 100 mg +100 ml NS



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