60 Year Old With Fever, Hematuria, Shortness of breath

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Manogna P
Roll no. 120

A 60 year old male farmer by occupation came to OPD with chief complaints of: 
Fever since 15days
Hematuria since 5days
Shortness of breath since 5days

HOPI:
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 15days then he developed fever which is intermittent associated with chills and rigors, for which he was taken to a local hospital where he tested positive for dengue(NS1) for which he was treated.
2 Single donor platelets tranfusion(SDP) were done.
During the hospital stay he had blood in the urine and Shortness of breath(Grade 2)
Then he was discharged.
After the discharge he again developed fever which is intermittent, associated with chills and rigors, heamturia, and Shortness of breath which progressed to Grade 3.
For which he was brought to our Hospital 
Pleural effusion-pleural tap was done.
Past History:
H/o Asthma since 3years for which he used inhalers 
Not a known case of diabetes,HTN,epilepsy,CAD

Personal History:
Diet: Mixed 
Appetite: decreased 
Sleep: disturbed 
Bowl habits: regular 
Bladder habits: Hematuria since 5days 
Addictions: Alochol- 1 or 2 times a week(90ml)
H/o- Smoking Chutta since 25years

Family History:
No significant Family history 

GENERAL EXAMINATION
Patient is conscious, coherent,  and 
co-operative and well oriented to time and place.
He is mildly malnourished.
No Pallor, Icterus, Clubbing, Cyanosis, Lymphadenopathy, edema

Vitals : 

Temp - 101 degree f 

Pr -88 bpm

RR -34 cpm

Bp -120/70 mmHg 

Spo2 - 96 % at RA 

GRBS -110 mg/dl

Systemic Examination:

CVS -  S1, S2 heard

Rs - dyspnea 

Position of trachea -central 

Percussion : dull note over right infra-scapular ,infra axillary region 

Auscultation : decreased breath sounds on right infra mammary , infra axillary and infra scapular areas 

Per abdomen :  soft ,non tender , no organomegaly , bowel sounds heard

CNS - no focal neural deficits.

Investigations:



Provisional Diagnosis:

Fever under evaluation

Hematuria under evaluation

Pleural effusion(Right side)

Treatment:

Therapeutic pleural tap Of 400ml was done.

1. Head end elevation 

2.o2 inhalation to maintain spo2 >=96%

3.inj tranexa 500 mg IV/stat 

4.inj pantop 40 mg IV/stat 

5.inj Zofer 4mg iv/sos 

6.neb with budecort iv/stat  

7.inj Neomol 100 ml iv/tid 

8.tab pcm 650 mg po/sos










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