65 yr Male with abdominal pain since 5 days
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CHIEF COMPLAINTS:
Patient came to the casuality with chief complaints of abdominal pain since 5 days.
HOPI:
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 5 days back then he developed pain in the abdomen more in the epigastric region , burning type , with no radiation ,Aggravated with food intake and relieved on taking medication.
Had similar complaints 1 year back - went to the hospital with abdominal pain and was diagnosed as jaundice for which he was treated.
DAILY ROUTINE:
He wakes up at 6 am and gets freshened up. Drinks tea at 7 am followed by breakfast ( rice with curry) at 9 am. Leaves home for work( works as Shepard) at 9am and works till 7 pm. In between eats lunch at 2 pm and drinks tea at 5 pm. Eats dinner at 8 pm and sleeps at 9 pm.
PAST HISTORY:
Not a k/c/o Dm, Htn, asthma, Epilepsy, thyroid disorders, cad, cvs
Had similar complaints 1 year back - went to the hospital with abdominal pain and was diagnosed as jaundice for which he was treated.
SURGICAL HISTORY:
Operated for B/l hydrocele and hernia 20 years back.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Diet: Mixed
Appetite: decreased
Sleep: Adequate
Bowel and bladder movements: Regular
Addictions:
Alcohol consumption since 45 years every day and occasionally since 10 years.
Smoking since 40 years stopped 1 year back.
GENERAL EXAMINATION:
Patient is conscious,coherent,cooperative
No pallor, icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy, pedal edema.
Temp:97.8F
Bp:120/80 mm Hg
Rr:18 cpm
Pr:81 bpm
SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:
PER ABDOMEN
Inspection:
- Abdomen is obese
- Umbilicus is central
- All quadrants move equally with respiration.
- No scars, sinuses, engorged veins
Palpation:
- soft
- Tenderness present over left hypochondrium, epigastric region.
- No local rise in temperature
- All the inspectory findings are confirmed
Percussion:
Resonant
Auscultation:
Bowel sounds heard.
Chest X ray pa view
Errect abdomen X ray
Usg abdomen
CNS: nfnd
CVS: S1 S2 heard,No murmurs
RS: blae+ , NVBS heard
INVESTIGATIONS:
24/6/23
25/6/23
26/6/23
28/6/23
DIAGNOSIS:
Pain abdomen secondary to ? Alcoholic gastritis? Acute pancreatitis
TREATMENT:
- Nbm till further orders
-Iv fluids: Ns, RL, DNS @ 100ml/hr
- inj. Thaimine 200mg iv/bd
- inj. Tramadol 1 amp in 100ml ns/iv/ sos
- inj. Pan 40 mg/iv/od
- inj zofer 4 mg iv/sos
- inj. Buscapan im/sos
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