55 year female with pain abdomen, fever, bloody stools

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Case

A 55/ F who is a daily wage labor by occupation and a native of miriyalaguda came with the  

chief complaints
pain abdomen since 20 days
. fever since 20 days
. vomitings since 7 days 
. burning micturition since 7 days
. bloody stools since 3 days

HOPI

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 4 months back then she pain abdomen(lower) which is non radiating colicky type associated with nausea, vomiting and was taken to a local doctor and was diagnosed as ? abscess.
Since 20 days she again c/o pain abdomen- colicky type, non radiating, associated with nausea,  vomiting aggravated on taking food.
Fever since 20 days high grade on and off associated with chills and rigor subsided on medication.
C/O burning micturition since7 days and history of recurrent UTI.
Patient also complaints of hard bloody stools since 3 days.


Past history

K/C/O type 2 DM since 13 days and is on tablet glime M1 PO/OD.
3 years back she was diagnosed as hypertensive by a local RMP and was prescribed medication but she didn't take medication.
Not a known case of TB, asthma , epilepsy
She has a H/O dental infection for which 5 of her teeth were removed.
She has a H/O diminution of vision 6 months back.


Personal history

Diet; mixed 
Appetite; decreased
Sleep; adequate 
Bowel; irregular
Bladder; burning micturition
Addictions; none
Allergies; none

Menstrual history 

Patient is nulliparous.
she was treated for infertility incompletely.
She attained menopause 2 years back.

General examination

Patient is conscious , coherent, cooperative well oriented to time, place and person.
she is moderately built and nourished.
There is no pallor, icterus, clubbing, cyanosis, lymphadenopathy, edema.
VITALS;
Temperature; 99F
PR; 86
RR; 18
Spo2; 87%
Grbs; 365

Systemic examination

CVS; S1, S2 heard
RS; BAE+, NVBS Heard
P/A ; Scaphoid abdomen, tenderness present in right iliac fossa, no palpable mass, bowel sounds heard.
CNS; No FND


                                             

                             

         
                                             


Investigations



CBP; 
Hb; 10gm/dl
Tc; 15300cells/cumm
Neutrophils; 88
Lymphocytes; 07
Eosinophils; 02
Monocytes; 03
Basophils; 00
Platelet count; 3.25lakhs/cumm
Smear; Microcytic hypochromic anemia with neutrophilic leucocytosis.






LFT;
Total bilirubin; 0.70mg/dl
Direct bilirubin; 0.24mg/dl
SGOT(AST); 18IU/L
SGPT(ALT); 13IU/L
Alkaline phosphatase; 201IU/L
Total proteins; 5.6gm/dl
Albumin; 2.5gm/dl
A/G ratio; 0.84


                                              




BLOOD UREA;
208gm/dl




SERUM CREATININE;
4.5mg/dl




URINE SUGAR AND ALBUMIN;
Albumin; trace
Sugars; ++




URINE PROTEIN AND CREATININE
Protein; 12mg/dl
Creatinine; 42mg/dl



SERUM ELECTROLYTES
SODIUM; 138mEql/L
POTASSIUM; 4.2mEql/L
CHLORINE; 98mEql/L



FASTING BLOOD SUGAR
155mg/dl




POST LUNCH BLOOD SUGAR
339mg/dl




GLYCATED HAEMOGLOBIN
HbA1c; 7.4%


ABG;
PH; 7.33
PCO2; 31.7
PO2; 50.5
HCO3; 16.3





ECG;


X-ray;



ULTRASOUND ABDOMEN;
Liver;  Normal
Gall bladder; distended, wall thickness- normal
Pancreas; head visualised, normal
Spleen; normal
Right kidney; altered echotexture 12.3x4.9cm
Left kidney; normal, 11.5x5.1cm
Bladder; empty



 

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS;
? Pre renal AKI secondary to? recurrent UTI
?acute GE
with denovo DM2 Since 13 days
with H/O Iliac abscess 4 months back


TREATMENT;

GRBS 6th hourly pre-meal
Inj HAI s/c pre-meal/TID
Foley's catheterisation 
IVF-NS @6.0+30ml/hr
Inj PANTOP 40mg/OD/W
Inj ZOFER 4mg/BD
ORS sachets 2 in 1lit water -200ml after each episode
Inj CEFTRIAXONE 1gm/BD





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