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A Case of 19 year old Male

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Date of admission: 08/02/2022

A 19 year old male , student by profession came to OPD with 
Chief complaints of 
•Pain in abdomen since 3 days 
•Vomiting 2 episodes since 3 days 
•Loose stools since 3 days, 5 to 6 episodes per day 

History of presenting illness:
•Patient was apparently asymptomatic 3 days back, then he developed lower abdominal pain, sudden in onset, continous colicky in nature and radiating to left lower abdomen, aggravating pain before defecation associated with 2 episodes of vomiting, non bilious, non projectile, food as content 

•H/O loose stools since 3 days ,5 to 6 times per day ( watery stools )

•H/O fever 1 episode associated with chills and rigor after which he went to local hospital for above complaints where conservative management was done 

•H/O of intake of Mutton in function 3 days back 

•No history of similar complaints in the past 

History of past illness:
•No history of DM/Hypertension/ Asthma/TB/CVA/CKD/Thyroid 

Personal History: 
•Diet: mixed 
•Appetite: normal
•Sleep: normal
•Bowel: diarrhea (last episode was around 10 am and stopped after medications)
•Bladder: normal 
•Addictions:
▪︎Patient has history of occasional consumption of toddy since young age  (around 2 glasses of disposable glass)

▪︎Consumes during festivals

▪︎Last consumption was on 4th February (one glass of disposable glass)

Family history:
No relevant history 

General Examination:
•Patient is conscious, coherent and cooperative
•No pallor,icterus,cyanosis,clubbing,
koilonychia, lymphadenopathy and pedal edema 

Vitals:
•Pulse rate :115 bpm
•BP:110/70 mmhg 
•Temperature: Afebrile 

Systemic Examination: 
□CVS:
S1,S2 heard
No Murmurs or thrills 

□Respiratory system:
•NVBS- present 
•BAE- present 

□CNS:
Patient is conscious, coherent and orients to time, place and person  

□Per abdomen:
Inspection:
•Obese abdomen 
•Umbilicus is central and inverted 
•No engorged veins, scars seen 
•No visible pulsations 

Palpation:
•Mild tenderness at left iliac fossa 
•No hepatosplenomegaly

Percussion: 
•No free fluid 

Auscultation:
•Bowel sounds heard 
 
Clinical images:

Provisional diagnosis: 
Acute gastroenteritis? Viral hepatitis

Investigations:

              Ultra sound (Abdomen)
          
                              ECG
Treatment:
Day 1 
1)Inj.PAN 40 mg iv
2)Inj.Zofer 4 mg iv 
3)IV fluids -NS and RL 70ml/hr 

Day 2 
S:
Tenderness decreased at left iliac fossa when compared to yesterday 

O:
Patient is conscious, cohesive and coherent.
PR: 82 BPM
BP: 110/ 70 mmhg
P/A: Tenderness decreased at left iliac fossa 

A: GASTROENTERITIS

P:
1) Inj. PAN 40 mg  iv
2) Inj. ZOFER 4 mg  iv
3) iv fluids  - NS and RL 70 ml/hr.





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