Alcohol induced hypoglycemia

July 20

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A 55 year old male from Narketpally , farmer by occupation came to medicine opd on 15th July with CHIEF COMPLIANT OF 

Weakness and vomitings  for 3days since 12 july.

Decrease urine output and yellow in colour since 1day (15-07-22)

HOPI

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 3 days back then he started taking large quantities of alcohol for 3 days without food intake , started feeling lethargic , had 2 episodes of vomiting everytime after taking alcohol which is watery,non bilious,projectile.

He was counsious but unresponsive on that day

H/o slurring of speech on the day of admission.(15 July)

H/o decrease urine output and dark  yellow in colour 

Craving to alcohol is present but no h/o of withdrawal symptoms.

No h/o sweating, palpitations, sleep tremor 

Daily routine

He wakes up at 5am and complete his daily routine and goes to farming by 8am after having a tea and eats food at 10 am.and returns home at 5pm and completes evening routine and he drinks alcohol daily from the past 5years about 90ml and have his dinner and sleep by 9pm.


Past history 

No similar complaints in the past.

No h/o dm,htn,tb,asthma, epilepsy

Personal history 

Diet-mixed 

Appetite - no appetite for 3 days from 12 july, normal before and after.

Sleep -reduced 

Bowel and bladder - uo decreased and yellow in colour.stools  are regular

Addiction -consume Alcohol daily (beer 90 to 180ml)

General examination 

I examined the patient with his consent in a well lit room in both standing and supine positions. 

Patient was conscious, cooperative, coherent. Moderately built and nourished. 


Pallor absent

Icterus absent

Clubbing absent 

Cynosis absent

Generalised Lymphadenopathy absent

Edema absent

Vitals

Temperature: Afebrile

Pulse 106/min 

BP: 110/70mmHg

RR-18/min

Spo2 99%

Abdominal examination:

Inspection: no scar ,no pulsation 

Palpation :soft ,non tender, liver is palpable

Percussion:dullness felt from right intercoastal space to right subcoastal margin.

Auscultation normal bowel sounds 

Rs: bilateral air present , normal vehicular breath sounds heard. 

Cvs :s1 s2 heard ,no murmur

Cns: no focal neurogical deficient 

Investigations:









Bilirubin increased
SGOT increased 
ALP increased 
Albumin decreased. 



Provisional diagnosis:

Alcohol induced hypoglycemia with alcoholic liver disease.

Treatment 

Inj . thiamine 200 mg iv tid

Heptagon od 

Inj lasix 

Inj zofer 4mg/iv


18/07/22

Platelets count reduce to 36000 

19/07/22

Platelets count increased to 68000

Blood glucose level is normal .

20/07/22

Vitals stable.

Hypoglycaemia resolved.

21/7/22

Vitals stable 

Hypoglycaemia resolved.

22/7/22

Vitals stable

Hypoglycaemia resolved.

Ready for discharge.

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