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LONG CASE FOR PRACTICAL EXAM:

A 25year old female patient,tailor by occupation, hailing from thummalagudam,came to OPD at 7:30 am with chief complaints of vomitings and loose stools since 3am the previous night.

History Of Presenting Illness:

patient was apparently asymptomatic few hours back then she developed vomitings:30 episodes, sudden in onset,non-bilious,non-projectile,initially food later water as content.It was associated with burning type of pain in epigastric region.

Also associated with loose stools:6 episodes, watery in consistency, not associated with blood or mucus,no foul smell.

H/o burning micturition since 3 days.

No h/o fever,no h/o intake of food from outside.

No h/o decreased urine output. No h/o hematemesis,malena

PAST HISTORY 

H/o similar complaints 1yr back

Admitted in hospital for 2 days,pantop and NS are given and discharged. 

Not a known case of diabetes, hypertension, tuberculosis, asthma, epilepsy. Surgical history:2 LSCS

PERSONAL HISTORY 

Diet:mixed(prefers fast food,spicy food),habit of eating late nights.

Appetite:normal

Sleep:adequate 

Bladder&Bowel movements:regular

Addictions:no addictions

FAMILY HISTORY 

Not significant 

DRUG HISTORY 

used pantop for 2 days due to previous similar complaint. 

GENERAL EXAMINATION 

Patient is conscious, coherent, co operative. Moderately built and nourished. Well oriented to time,place,person. 

Pallor:absent

Icterus:absent
Cyanosis:absent
Clubbing:absent 
Lymphadenopathy:absent
Edema:absent  
VITALS: temperature:Afebrile
Pulse:96bpm
BP: 100/70 mm of Hg
RR:18cpm
Sp02:99%
GASTRO INTESTINAL SYSTEM:
oral cavity: lips-dry,tongue-dry,teeth-normal,gums-normal,tongue-normal,tonsils-normal.
PER ABDOMEN:
Inspection:shape-scaphoid
Umbilicus-central
Movements-in accordance with respiration. 
Multiple stretch marks 
No visible pulsations,
LSCS scar
No sinuses, engorged veins
Palpation: no local rise of temperature 
mild tenderness in all quadrants of abdomen.
No organomegaly.
Percussion:tympanic note.
Auscultation:bowel sounds heard.
CVS: S1,S2 heard,no murmurs
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: Bilateral air entry,normal vesicular breath sounds,trachea -midline
CNS:gait-normal,sensations-normal,cranial nerves-normal,reflexes-preserved.
INSVESTIGATIONS: CBP 
 GRBS  LFTRFT  XRAY ECG  PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS: Acute gastroenteritis. 
TREATMENT:IV fluids
ringer lactate,-150ml/hr
Inj pantop-40mg IV
Inj-zofer 2ccIV TID
Inj-metrogyl 100ml IV TID Day 1 and Day3.
Vitals monitoring- 4hrly,GRBS-6hrly.
Inj-monocef-1gm IV BD:Day 1
Tab doxycycline 100mg -3tab
Tab sporolac 
ORS sachets-2 in 1L water,200ml after each episode.
 
 
Differential Diagnosis:food poisoning, Inflammatory bowel syndrome,Malabsorption. 

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